# Gijaga Village, Sagar, Shimoga (Karnataka) – PIN Code

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Village · Sagar, Shimoga 

# Gijaga

Gijaga is a village in Sagar sub-district of Shimoga district, Karnataka, PIN code **577417**. The 2011 Census counted **96 people in 18 households**, the 206th largest of 230 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 78.5%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 76.9%.

- 96people (2011)
- 18households
- 78.5%literacy
- 577417PIN code

## Gijaga PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Gijaga is 577417.** Gijaga falls in Sagar sub-district, Shimoga district, Karnataka.

- PIN code577417
- Gram panchayatHeggodu
- Community development blockSagar
- Census village code607247

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

## How far is Gijaga from nearby towns?

- Sagar (sub-district HQ)18 km by road
- Shimoga (district HQ)90 km by road
- Sagar (nearest town)18 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 Gijaga?

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

### In the village

- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Hebbarige
- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Bhimanakone
- ○Degree college10+ km · Sagar
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Sagar
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)16 h summer · 12 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 Gijaga known for?

The main crops are **paddy and ginger**. About 5% of the 368 hectares of village land is sown, and 11 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 Gijaga

Of every 100 households in Gijaga in 2011, 29 had electricity, 24 a toilet at home and 12 cooked with LPG; 18 had a mobile phone, 35 a two-wheeler and 6 a car.

■ Gijaga · ■ Sagar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****29%**

**85%

Toilet within the home ****24%**

**60%

No toilet (open defecation) ****76%**

**40%

Tap water ****6%**

**11%

Drinking water within premises ****29%**

**46%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****12%**

**11%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****88%**

**85%

Use banking services ****82%**

**82%

Television ****18%**

**50%

Mobile phone ****18%**

**62%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****35%**

**26%

Car / jeep / van ****6%**

**4%

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

**11%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Gijaga?

■ Gijaga · ■ Sagar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****78.5%**

**76.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****846**

**1019

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****417**

**955

Working population ****47.9%**

**52.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 90.0% for men and 66.7% for women. 52% of men and 43% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 11 (24%) · **■** Farm labourers 18 (39%) · **■** Other work 4 (9%) · **■** Marginal 13 (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 Sagar

- Kippadi102 people
- Halavagodu101 people
- Hotalasara100 people
- Chipli96 people
- Kaptemane94 people
- Talagodu81 people
- Hiremane79 people
- Kanuthota75 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Gijaga?577417
- How far is Gijaga from Shimoga?90 km by road
- What is the population of Gijaga?96 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gijaga in?Shimoga district (Sagar sub-district), Karnataka
- What is the literacy rate of Gijaga?78.5% (Census 2011)