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

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Village · Hosanagara, Shimoga 

# Sonale

Sonale is a village in Hosanagara sub-district of Shimoga district, Karnataka, PIN code **577418**. The 2011 Census counted **1,134 people in 248 households**, the 18th largest of 202 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 88.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 79.3%.

- 1,134people (2011)
- 248households
- 88.5%literacy
- 577418PIN code

## Sonale PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code577418
- Gram panchayatSonale
- Community development blockHosanagara
- Census village code607978

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

## How far is Sonale from nearby towns?

- Hosanagara (sub-district HQ)15 km by road
- Shimoga (district HQ)80 km by road
- Hosanagara (nearest town)15 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 Sonale?

19 services counted by the Census are inside Sonale; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●TB clinicIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Commercial bankIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●Public libraryIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Hosanagara
- ○Degree college10+ km · Hosanagara
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Hosanagara
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)14 h summer · 24 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 Sonale known for?

The main crops are **paddy and banana**. About 30% of the 931 hectares of village land is sown, and 54 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 Sonale

Of every 100 households in Sonale in 2011, 86 had electricity, 60 a toilet at home and 10 cooked with LPG; 51 had a mobile phone, 19 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Sonale · ■ Hosanagara rural average

Electricity for lighting ****86%**

**83%

Toilet within the home ****60%**

**59%

No toilet (open defecation) ****40%**

**39%

Tap water ****25%**

**12%

Drinking water within premises ****59%**

**38%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****10%**

**11%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****86%**

**86%

Use banking services ****96%**

**83%

Television ****49%**

**50%

Mobile phone ****51%**

**67%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****19%**

**24%

Car / jeep / van ****4%**

**5%

None of these assets ****6%**

**10%

Own their home ****96%**

**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 Sonale?

■ Sonale · ■ Hosanagara rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****88.5%**

**79.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1032**

**1019

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****754**

**971

Working population ****36.2%**

**48.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 96.1% for men and 81.5% for women. 61% of men and 12% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 203 (49%) · **■** Farm labourers 143 (35%) · **■** Household industry 4 (1%) · **■** Other work 57 (14%) · **■** Marginal 4 (1%)

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

- Hosur1,186 people
- Punaje1,180 people
- Maruthipura1,166 people
- Amrutha1,144 people
- Kenchanala1,125 people
- Gubbiga1,124 people
- Hosakesare1,114 people
- Karimane1,094 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Sonale?577418
- How far is Sonale from Shimoga?80 km by road
- What is the population of Sonale?1,134 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sonale in?Shimoga district (Hosanagara sub-district), Karnataka
- What is the literacy rate of Sonale?88.5% (Census 2011)