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

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Village · Sagar, Shimoga 

# Kanuru

Kanuru is a village in Sagar sub-district of Shimoga district, Karnataka, PIN code **577421**. The 2011 Census counted **272 people in 69 households**, the 157th largest of 230 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 60.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 76.9%.

- 272people (2011)
- 69households
- 60.8%literacy
- 577421PIN code

## Kanuru PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Kanuru is 577421.** Kanuru falls in Sagar sub-district, Shimoga district, Karnataka.

- PIN code577421
- Gram panchayatBhanukuli
- Community development blockSagar
- Census village code607131

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

## How far is Kanuru from nearby towns?

- Sagar (sub-district HQ)62 km by road
- Shimoga (district HQ)137 km by road
- Bhatkal (nearest town)32 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 Kanuru?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Jog Kargal
- ○Degree college10+ km · Bhatkal
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bhatkal
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watercovered wells, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, 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 Kanuru known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 3% of the 1,703 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 Kanuru

Of every 100 households in Kanuru in 2011, 25 had electricity, 22 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 26 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Kanuru · ■ Sagar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****25%**

**85%

Toilet within the home ****22%**

**60%

No toilet (open defecation) ****78%**

**40%

Tap water ****7%**

**11%

Drinking water within premises ****16%**

**46%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%**

**11%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%**

**85%

Use banking services ****96%**

**82%

Television ****3%**

**50%

Mobile phone ****26%**

**62%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**26%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**4%

None of these assets ****36%**

**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 Kanuru?

■ Kanuru · ■ Sagar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****60.8%**

**76.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1015**

**1019

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****882**

**955

Working population ****31.6%**

**52.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 68.6% for men and 53.3% for women. 59% of men and 4% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 63 (73%) · **■** Farm labourers 4 (5%) · **■** Household industry 2 (2%) · **■** Other work 13 (15%) · **■** Marginal 4 (5%)

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

- Mattikoppa301 people
- Kannur Sarkari300 people
- Nanditale286 people
- Kabbanadakoppa273 people
- Kaspadi261 people
- Balagodu253 people
- Channiganathota249 people
- Hakkarekoppa243 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Kanuru?577421
- How far is Kanuru from Shimoga?137 km by road
- What is the population of Kanuru?272 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kanuru in?Shimoga district (Sagar sub-district), Karnataka
- What is the literacy rate of Kanuru?60.8% (Census 2011)