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

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Village · Sagar, Shimoga 

# Marur

Marur is a village in Sagar sub-district of Shimoga district, Karnataka, PIN code **577434**. The 2011 Census counted **585 people in 147 households**, the 86th largest of 230 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 66.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 76.9%.

- 585people (2011)
- 147households
- 66.7%literacy
- 577434PIN code

## Marur PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Marur is 577434.** Marur falls in Sagar sub-district, Shimoga district, Karnataka.

- PIN code577434
- Gram panchayatPadavagodu
- Community development blockSagar
- Census village code607206

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

## How far is Marur from nearby towns?

- Sagar (sub-district HQ)14 km by road
- Shimoga (district HQ)86 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 Marur?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Sagar
- ○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 bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- 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 Marur known for?

The main crops are **arecanut and ginger**. About 15% of the 991 hectares of village land is sown, and 71 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 Marur

Of every 100 households in Marur in 2011, 82 had electricity, 44 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 72 had a mobile phone, 40 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Marur · ■ Sagar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****82%**

**85%

Toilet within the home ****44%**

**60%

No toilet (open defecation) ****56%**

**40%

Tap water ****0%**

**11%

Drinking water within premises ****47%**

**46%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%**

**11%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****95%**

**85%

Use banking services ****92%**

**82%

Television ****60%**

**50%

Mobile phone ****72%**

**62%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****40%**

**26%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**4%

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

**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 Marur?

■ Marur · ■ Sagar rural average

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

**76.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1067**

**1019

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****833**

**955

Working population ****54.4%**

**52.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 75.7% for men and 58.5% for women. 62% of men and 47% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 138 (43%) · **■** Farm labourers 32 (10%) · **■** Other work 45 (14%) · **■** Marginal 103 (32%)

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

- Aralikoppa597 people
- Ulluru597 people
- Kaluru595 people
- Honagallu585 people
- Ballibylu579 people
- Talavata574 people
- Gulehalli572 people
- Valagere568 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Marur?577434
- How far is Marur from Shimoga?86 km by road
- What is the population of Marur?585 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Marur in?Shimoga district (Sagar sub-district), Karnataka
- What is the literacy rate of Marur?66.7% (Census 2011)