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

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Village · Hosanagara, Shimoga 

# Savanthur

Savanthur is a village in Hosanagara sub-district of Shimoga district, Karnataka, PIN code **577418**. The 2011 Census counted **629 people in 105 households**, the 73rd largest of 202 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 70.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 79.3%.

- 629people (2011)
- 105households
- 70.9%literacy
- 577418PIN code

## Savanthur PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Savanthur is 577418.** Savanthur falls in Hosanagara sub-district, Shimoga district, Karnataka.

- PIN code577418
- Gram panchayatMumbaru
- Community development blockHosanagara
- Census village code607986

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

## How far is Savanthur from nearby towns?

- Hosanagara (sub-district HQ)11 km by road
- Shimoga (district HQ)61 km by road
- Hosanagara (nearest town)11 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 Savanthur?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Savanthur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Kodur
- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Hosanagara
- ○Degree college10+ km · Hosanagara
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Hosanagara
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 11 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 Savanthur known for?

The main crops are **paddy and ginger**. About 14% of the 672 hectares of village land is sown, and 28 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 Savanthur

Of every 100 households in Savanthur in 2011, 80 had electricity, 27 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 73 had a mobile phone, 17 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Savanthur · ■ Hosanagara rural average

Electricity for lighting ****80%**

**83%

Toilet within the home ****27%**

**59%

No toilet (open defecation) ****73%**

**39%

Tap water ****0%**

**12%

Drinking water within premises ****38%**

**38%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**11%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**86%

Use banking services ****95%**

**83%

Television ****40%**

**50%

Mobile phone ****73%**

**67%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****17%**

**24%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**5%

None of these assets ****8%**

**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 Savanthur?

■ Savanthur · ■ Hosanagara rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****70.9%**

**79.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****895**

**1019

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****711**

**971

Working population ****34.2%**

**48.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 76.5% for men and 64.8% for women. 56% of men and 10% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 123 (57%) · **■** Farm labourers 51 (24%) · **■** Other work 9 (4%) · **■** Marginal 32 (15%)

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

- Huligadde649 people
- Malur647 people
- Thogare637 people
- Karigerasu632 people
- Jeni609 people
- Kadasoor606 people
- Malali603 people
- Masarur594 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Savanthur?577418
- How far is Savanthur from Shimoga?61 km by road
- What is the population of Savanthur?629 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Savanthur in?Shimoga district (Hosanagara sub-district), Karnataka
- What is the literacy rate of Savanthur?70.9% (Census 2011)