# Muthala Village, Hosanagara, Shimoga (Karnataka) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Hosanagara, Shimoga 

# Muthala

Muthala is a village in Hosanagara sub-district of Shimoga district, Karnataka, PIN code **577426**. The 2011 Census counted **354 people in 71 households**, the 120th largest of 202 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 90.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 79.3%.

- 354people (2011)
- 71households
- 90.0%literacy
- 577426PIN code

## Muthala PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Muthala is 577426.** Muthala falls in Hosanagara sub-district, Shimoga district, Karnataka.

- PIN code577426
- Gram panchayatChikkajeni
- Community development blockHosanagara
- Census village code607925

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Muthala from nearby towns?

- Hosanagara (sub-district HQ)19 km by road
- Shimoga (district HQ)55 km by road
- Hosanagara (nearest town)19 km by road

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What facilities are there in Muthala?

5 services counted by the Census are inside Muthala; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Hosanagara
- ○Degree college10+ km · Gavtoor
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Hosanagara
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 10 h winter

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Muthala known for?

The main crops are **sugar cane and arecanut**. About 29% of the 269 hectares of village land is sown, and 46 hectares are irrigated.

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Muthala

Of every 100 households in Muthala in 2011, 97 had electricity, 17 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 83 had a mobile phone, 30 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Muthala · ■ Hosanagara rural average

Electricity for lighting ****97%**

**83%

Toilet within the home ****17%**

**59%

No toilet (open defecation) ****83%**

**39%

Tap water ****4%**

**12%

Drinking water within premises ****4%**

**38%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**11%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**86%

Use banking services ****98%**

**83%

Television ****38%**

**50%

Mobile phone ****83%**

**67%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****30%**

**24%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**5%

None of these assets ****11%**

**10%

Own their home ****98%**

**92%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Muthala?

■ Muthala · ■ Hosanagara rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****90.0%**

**79.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1095**

**1019

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****957**

**971

Working population ****65.8%**

**48.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 98.6% for men and 82.2% for women. 70% of men and 62% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 189 (81%) · **■** Farm labourers 25 (11%) · **■** Other work 18 (8%) · **■** Marginal 1 (0%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Hosanagara

- H. Kunnur365 people
- Kagachi359 people
- Bilki358 people
- Nerala Mane357 people
- Nivane347 people
- Kammachi344 people
- Heelagodu327 people
- Haniya320 people

[All 204 villages in Hosanagara](https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/shimoga/hosanagara/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Muthala?577426
- How far is Muthala from Shimoga?55 km by road
- What is the population of Muthala?354 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Muthala in?Shimoga district (Hosanagara sub-district), Karnataka
- What is the literacy rate of Muthala?90.0% (Census 2011)