# Bhogi Village, Shikarpur, Shimoga (Karnataka) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Shikarpur, Shimoga 

# Bhogi

Bhogi is a village in Shikarpur sub-district of Shimoga district, Karnataka, PIN code **577426**. The 2011 Census counted **1,055 people in 213 households**, the 75th largest of 155 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.3%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 72.4%.

- 1,055people (2011)
- 213households
- 71.3%literacy
- 577426PIN code

## Bhogi PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Bhogi is 577426.** Bhogi falls in Shikarpur sub-district, Shimoga district, Karnataka.

- PIN code577426
- Gram panchayatHirejamburu
- Community development blockShikarpur
- Census village code607750

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

## How far is Bhogi from nearby towns?

- Shikarpur (sub-district HQ)24 km by road
- Shimoga (district HQ)70 km by road
- Siralkoppa (nearest town)8 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 Bhogi?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Bhogi; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 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
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Siralkoppa
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Shiralakoppa
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Siralkoppa
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 8 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 Bhogi known for?

The main crops are **paddy and finger millet**. About 50% of the 369 hectares of village land is sown, and 130 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 Bhogi

Of every 100 households in Bhogi in 2011, 88 had electricity, 56 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 59 had a mobile phone, 14 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Bhogi · ■ Shikarpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****88%**

**87%

Toilet within the home ****56%**

**60%

No toilet (open defecation) ****44%**

**39%

Tap water ****100%**

**76%

Drinking water within premises ****3%**

**22%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**9%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**89%

Use banking services ****51%**

**75%

Television ****42%**

**50%

Mobile phone ****59%**

**58%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****14%**

**16%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****23%**

**19%

Own their home ****95%**

**94%

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 Bhogi?

■ Bhogi · ■ Shikarpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****71.3%**

**72.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****976**

**973

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****916**

**972

Working population ****50.9%**

**48.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 76.5% for men and 66.1% for women. 60% of men and 41% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 130 (24%) · **■** Farm labourers 268 (50%) · **■** Other work 8 (1%) · **■** Marginal 131 (24%)

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 Shikarpur

- Sanklapura1,096 people
- Kawli1,070 people
- Nagihalli1,064 people
- Sheerihalli1,063 people
- Ittigehalli1,049 people
- Belavanthanakoppa1,031 people
- Chikkajogihalli1,026 people
- Harnahalli1,016 people

[All 176 villages in Shikarpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/shimoga/shikarpur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Bhogi?577426
- How far is Bhogi from Shimoga?70 km by road
- What is the population of Bhogi?1,055 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bhogi in?Shimoga district (Shikarpur sub-district), Karnataka
- What is the literacy rate of Bhogi?71.3% (Census 2011)