# Varakodu Village, Hosanagara, Shimoga (Karnataka) – PIN Code

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Village · Hosanagara, Shimoga 

# Varakodu

Varakodu is a village in Hosanagara sub-district of Shimoga district, Karnataka, PIN code **577418**. The 2011 Census counted **460 people in 100 households**, the 96th largest of 202 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 77.0%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 79.3%.

- 460people (2011)
- 100households
- 77.0%literacy
- 577418PIN code

## Varakodu PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code577418
- Gram panchayatM.Guddekoppa
- Community development blockHosanagara
- Census village code607877

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

## How far is Varakodu from nearby towns?

- Hosanagara (sub-district HQ)3 km by road
- Shimoga (district HQ)67 km by road
- Hosanagara (nearest town)3 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 Varakodu?

4 services counted by the Census are inside Varakodu; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary school5–10 km · Hosanagara
- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Hosanagara
- ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Hosanagara
- ○ITI / vocational schoolunder 5 km · Hosanagara
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps 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 Varakodu known for?

The main crops are **paddy and arecanut**. About 36% of the 392 hectares of village land is sown, and 41 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 Varakodu

Of every 100 households in Varakodu in 2011, 81 had electricity, 95 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 81 had a mobile phone, 24 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Varakodu · ■ Hosanagara rural average

Electricity for lighting ****81%**

**83%

Toilet within the home ****95%**

**59%

No toilet (open defecation) ****5%**

**39%

Tap water ****1%**

**12%

Drinking water within premises ****30%**

**38%

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

**11%

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

**86%

Use banking services ****85%**

**83%

Television ****53%**

**50%

Mobile phone ****81%**

**67%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****24%**

**24%

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

**5%

None of these assets ****9%**

**10%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Varakodu?

■ Varakodu · ■ Hosanagara rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****77.0%**

**79.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1009**

**1019

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000**

**971

Working population ****45.4%**

**48.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 83.4% for men and 70.6% for women. 64% of men and 27% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 44 (21%) · **■** Farm labourers 103 (49%) · **■** Other work 3 (1%) · **■** Marginal 59 (28%)

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

- Kalase495 people
- Bhramanavada494 people
- Kabale492 people
- Melina Sampalli485 people
- Masakani457 people
- Malali Koppa446 people
- Kattinahole444 people
- Vasave439 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Varakodu?577418
- How far is Varakodu from Shimoga?67 km by road
- What is the population of Varakodu?460 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Varakodu in?Shimoga district (Hosanagara sub-district), Karnataka
- What is the literacy rate of Varakodu?77.0% (Census 2011)