# Chimale Village, Sagar, Shimoga (Karnataka) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Sagar, Shimoga 

# Chimale

Chimale is a village in Sagar sub-district of Shimoga district, Karnataka, PIN code **577401**. The 2011 Census counted **357 people in 83 households**, the 136th largest of 230 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 73.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 76.9%.

- 357people (2011)
- 83households
- 73.4%literacy
- 577401PIN code

## Chimale PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Chimale is 577401.** Chimale falls in Sagar sub-district, Shimoga district, Karnataka.

- PIN code577401
- Gram panchayatTumari
- Community development blockSagar
- Census village code607364

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

## How far is Chimale from nearby towns?

- Sagar (sub-district HQ)75 km by road
- Shimoga (district HQ)120 km by road
- Sagar (nearest town)75 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 Chimale?

3 services counted by the Census are inside Chimale; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

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

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary school5–10 km · Thumari
- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Nittur
- ○Degree college10+ km · Sagar
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Sagar
- ○Primary health centre5–10 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 libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, covered wells and hand pumps
- Electricity (2011)11 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 Chimale known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 4% of the 1,460 hectares of village land is sown, and 40 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 Chimale

Of every 100 households in Chimale in 2011, 76 had electricity, 33 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 51 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Chimale · ■ Sagar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****76%**

**85%

Toilet within the home ****33%**

**60%

No toilet (open defecation) ****67%**

**40%

Tap water ****11%**

**11%

Drinking water within premises ****27%**

**46%

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

**11%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**85%

Use banking services ****96%**

**82%

Television ****21%**

**50%

Mobile phone ****51%**

**62%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****10%**

**26%

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

**4%

None of these assets ****21%**

**11%

Own their home ****92%**

**95%

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 Chimale?

■ Chimale · ■ Sagar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****73.4%**

**76.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1017**

**1019

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****957**

**955

Working population ****52.7%**

**52.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 83.8% for men and 63.3% for women. 69% of men and 37% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 66 (35%) · **■** Farm labourers 81 (43%) · **■** Other work 12 (6%) · **■** Marginal 29 (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 Sagar

- Shedtikere377 people
- Kelaginamane371 people
- Mullakere365 people
- Karumane358 people
- Aralagodu353 people
- Brahmana Bedur353 people
- Hosagunda345 people
- Yebbodi335 people

[All 238 villages in Sagar](https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/shimoga/sagar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Chimale?577401
- How far is Chimale from Shimoga?120 km by road
- What is the population of Chimale?357 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chimale in?Shimoga district (Sagar sub-district), Karnataka
- What is the literacy rate of Chimale?73.4% (Census 2011)