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

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Village · Sagar, Shimoga 

# Kaluru

Kaluru is a village in Sagar sub-district of Shimoga district, Karnataka, PIN code **577401**. The 2011 Census counted **595 people in 133 households**, the 84th largest of 230 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 65.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 76.9%.

- 595people (2011)
- 133households
- 65.9%literacy
- 577401PIN code

## Kaluru PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code577401
- Gram panchayatTumari
- Community development blockSagar
- Census village code607344

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

## How far is Kaluru from nearby towns?

- Sagar (sub-district HQ)58 km by road
- Shimoga (district HQ)70 km by road
- Sagar (nearest town)58 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 Kaluru?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Kaluru; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Tumari
- ○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) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watercovered wells, hand pumps and canal / river
- 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 Kaluru known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 7% of the 1,128 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 Kaluru

Of every 100 households in Kaluru in 2011, 91 had electricity, 27 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 59 had a mobile phone, 23 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Kaluru · ■ Sagar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****91%**

**85%

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

**60%

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

**40%

Tap water ****0%**

**11%

Drinking water within premises ****20%**

**46%

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

**11%

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

**85%

Use banking services ****92%**

**82%

Television ****19%**

**50%

Mobile phone ****59%**

**62%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****23%**

**26%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**4%

None of these assets ****11%**

**11%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Kaluru?

■ Kaluru · ■ Sagar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****65.9%**

**76.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1110**

**1019

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1412**

**955

Working population ****67.6%**

**52.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 71.0% for men and 61.1% for women. 73% of men and 63% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 323 (80%) · **■** Farm labourers 30 (7%) · **■** Other work 48 (12%) · **■** Marginal 1 (0%)

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

- Barur602 people
- Nadamanchale598 people
- Aralikoppa597 people
- Ulluru597 people
- Honagallu585 people
- Marur585 people
- Ballibylu579 people
- Talavata574 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Kaluru?577401
- How far is Kaluru from Shimoga?70 km by road
- What is the population of Kaluru?595 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kaluru in?Shimoga district (Sagar sub-district), Karnataka
- What is the literacy rate of Kaluru?65.9% (Census 2011)