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

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Village · Sagar, Shimoga 

# Karani

Karani is a village in Sagar sub-district of Shimoga district, Karnataka, PIN code **577401**. The 2011 Census counted **543 people in 132 households**, the 95th largest of 230 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 66.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 76.9%.

- 543people (2011)
- 132households
- 66.7%literacy
- 577401PIN code

## Karani PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code577401
- Gram panchayatChannagonda
- Community development blockSagar
- Census village code607349

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

## How far is Karani from nearby towns?

- Sagar (sub-district HQ)70 km by road
- Shimoga (district HQ)120 km by road
- Sagar (nearest town)70 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 Karani?

11 services counted by the Census are inside Karani; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ 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) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)11 h summer · 11 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 Karani known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 2% of the 3,550 hectares of village land is sown, and 58 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 Karani

Of every 100 households in Karani in 2011, 88 had electricity, 23 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 18 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Karani · ■ Sagar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****88%**

**85%

Toilet within the home ****23%**

**60%

No toilet (open defecation) ****77%**

**40%

Tap water ****48%**

**11%

Drinking water within premises ****66%**

**46%

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

**11%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**85%

Use banking services ****96%**

**82%

Television ****14%**

**50%

Mobile phone ****18%**

**62%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**26%

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

**4%

None of these assets ****31%**

**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 Karani?

■ Karani · ■ Sagar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****66.7%**

**76.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1011**

**1019

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1032**

**955

Working population ****67.0%**

**52.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 72.8% for men and 60.6% for women. 70% of men and 64% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 191 (52%) · **■** Farm labourers 13 (4%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 12 (3%) · **■** Marginal 147 (40%)

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

- Jambani565 people
- Hulegaru553 people
- Mumbalu553 people
- Bhanukuli543 people
- Kalmane535 people
- Brahmana Keppige521 people
- Benkatavalli517 people
- Shankanna Shanubhog508 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Karani?577401
- How far is Karani from Shimoga?120 km by road
- What is the population of Karani?543 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Karani in?Shimoga district (Sagar sub-district), Karnataka
- What is the literacy rate of Karani?66.7% (Census 2011)