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

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Village · Sagar, Shimoga 

# Marthur

Marthur is a village in Sagar sub-district of Shimoga district, Karnataka, PIN code **577430**. The 2011 Census counted **1,253 people in 292 households**, the 26th largest of 230 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 82.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 76.9%.

- 1,253people (2011)
- 292households
- 82.4%literacy
- 577430PIN code

## Marthur PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Marthur is 577430.** Marthur falls in Sagar sub-district, Shimoga district, Karnataka.

- PIN code577430
- Gram panchayatMarthur
- Community development blockSagar
- Census village code607159

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

## How far is Marthur from nearby towns?

- Sagar (sub-district HQ)14 km by road
- Shimoga (district HQ)88 km by road
- Sagar (nearest town)14 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 Marthur?

13 services counted by the Census are inside Marthur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●National highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●Public libraryIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Talaguppa
- ○Degree college10+ km · Sagar
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Sagar
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)14 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 Marthur known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 50% of the 564 hectares of village land is sown, and 108 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 Marthur

Of every 100 households in Marthur in 2011, 88 had electricity, 60 a toilet at home and 5 cooked with LPG; 62 had a mobile phone, 26 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Marthur · ■ Sagar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****88%**

**85%

Toilet within the home ****60%**

**60%

No toilet (open defecation) ****40%**

**40%

Tap water ****0%**

**11%

Drinking water within premises ****56%**

**46%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****5%**

**11%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****93%**

**85%

Use banking services ****90%**

**82%

Television ****54%**

**50%

Mobile phone ****62%**

**62%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****26%**

**26%

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

**4%

None of these assets ****9%**

**11%

Own their home ****94%**

**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 Marthur?

■ Marthur · ■ Sagar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****82.4%**

**76.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****967**

**1019

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****969**

**955

Working population ****51.7%**

**52.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 92.3% for men and 72.2% for women. 59% of men and 44% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 327 (50%) · **■** Farm labourers 110 (17%) · **■** Other work 125 (19%) · **■** Marginal 86 (13%)

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

- Shiravala1,333 people
- Kugve1,330 people
- Baradavalli1,314 people
- Maluru1,261 people
- Kannur Inam1,168 people
- Shiravanthe1,156 people
- Tavarehalli1,119 people
- Bilisiri1,116 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Marthur?577430
- How far is Marthur from Shimoga?88 km by road
- What is the population of Marthur?1,253 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Marthur in?Shimoga district (Sagar sub-district), Karnataka
- What is the literacy rate of Marthur?82.4% (Census 2011)