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

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Village · Sagar, Shimoga 

# Kerehithalu

Kerehithalu is a village in Sagar sub-district of Shimoga district, Karnataka, PIN code **577412**. The 2011 Census counted **380 people in 84 households**, the 131st largest of 230 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 76.9%.

- 380people (2011)
- 84households
- 71.1%literacy
- 577412PIN code

## Kerehithalu PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Kerehithalu is 577412.** Kerehithalu falls in Sagar sub-district, Shimoga district, Karnataka.

- PIN code577412
- Gram panchayatAchapura
- Community development blockSagar
- Census village code607299

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

## How far is Kerehithalu from nearby towns?

- Sagar (sub-district HQ)35 km by road
- Shimoga (district HQ)50 km by road
- Sagar (nearest town)35 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 Kerehithalu?

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

### In the village

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

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Anandapuram
- ○Degree college10+ km · Sagar
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Malanduru
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- 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 Kerehithalu known for?

The main crops are **paddy and ginger**. About 34% of the 490 hectares of village land is sown, and 68 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 Kerehithalu

Of every 100 households in Kerehithalu in 2011, 86 had electricity, 83 a toilet at home and 11 cooked with LPG; 81 had a mobile phone, 38 a two-wheeler and 12 a car.

■ Kerehithalu · ■ Sagar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****86%**

**85%

Toilet within the home ****83%**

**60%

No toilet (open defecation) ****17%**

**40%

Tap water ****0%**

**11%

Drinking water within premises ****62%**

**46%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****11%**

**11%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****80%**

**85%

Use banking services ****70%**

**82%

Television ****68%**

**50%

Mobile phone ****81%**

**62%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****38%**

**26%

Car / jeep / van ****12%**

**4%

None of these assets ****10%**

**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 Kerehithalu?

■ Kerehithalu · ■ Sagar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****71.1%**

**76.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****979**

**1019

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1562**

**955

Working population ****40.0%**

**52.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 78.4% for men and 63.2% for women. 62% of men and 17% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 65 (43%) · **■** Farm labourers 26 (17%) · **■** Other work 32 (21%) · **■** Marginal 29 (19%)

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

- Hebbarige390 people
- Bidarur382 people
- Mandavalli382 people
- Ginivara381 people
- Shedtikere377 people
- Kelaginamane371 people
- Mullakere365 people
- Karumane358 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Kerehithalu?577412
- How far is Kerehithalu from Shimoga?50 km by road
- What is the population of Kerehithalu?380 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kerehithalu in?Shimoga district (Sagar sub-district), Karnataka
- What is the literacy rate of Kerehithalu?71.1% (Census 2011)