# Churchugundi Village, Shikarpur, Shimoga (Karnataka)

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Village · Shikarpur, Shimoga 

# Churchugundi

Churchugundi is a village in Shikarpur sub-district of Shimoga district, Karnataka, PIN code **577214**. The 2011 Census counted **2,067 people in 485 households**, the 25th largest of 155 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 70.7%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 72.4%.

- 2,067people (2011)
- 485households
- 70.7%literacy
- 577214PIN code

## Churchugundi PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Churchugundi is 577214.** Churchugundi falls in Shikarpur sub-district, Shimoga district, Karnataka.

- PIN code577214
- Gram panchayatChurchugundi
- Community development blockShikarpur
- Census village code607832

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

## How far is Churchugundi from nearby towns?

- Shikarpur (sub-district HQ)11 km by road
- Shimoga (district HQ)42 km by road
- Shikarpur (nearest town)11 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 Churchugundi?

11 services counted by the Census are inside Churchugundi; 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
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Hithala
- ○Degree college10+ km · Shikaripura
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Shikaripura
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)10 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 Churchugundi known for?

The main crops are **maize and arecanut**. About 51% of the 865 hectares of village land is sown, and 276 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 Churchugundi

Of every 100 households in Churchugundi in 2011, 91 had electricity, 76 a toilet at home and 12 cooked with LPG; 66 had a mobile phone, 14 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Churchugundi · ■ Shikarpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****91%**

**87%

Toilet within the home ****76%**

**60%

No toilet (open defecation) ****23%**

**39%

Tap water ****99%**

**76%

Drinking water within premises ****41%**

**22%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****12%**

**9%

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

**89%

Use banking services ****86%**

**75%

Television ****65%**

**50%

Mobile phone ****66%**

**58%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****14%**

**16%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****11%**

**19%

Own their home ****92%**

**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 Churchugundi?

■ Churchugundi · ■ Shikarpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****70.7%**

**72.4%

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

**973

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****857**

**972

Working population ****58.3%**

**48.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 77.4% for men and 64.2% for women. 66% of men and 50% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 265 (22%) · **■** Farm labourers 644 (53%) · **■** Household industry 72 (6%) · **■** Other work 119 (10%) · **■** Marginal 105 (9%)

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

- Nelavagilu2,139 people
- Arasinagere2,096 people
- Thogarsi2,081 people
- Mugalagere2,075 people
- Mallenahalli2,049 people
- Bhadrapura1,948 people
- Thalagunda1,892 people
- Kadenandihalli1,848 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Churchugundi?577214
- How far is Churchugundi from Shimoga?42 km by road
- What is the population of Churchugundi?2,067 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Churchugundi in?Shimoga district (Shikarpur sub-district), Karnataka
- What is the literacy rate of Churchugundi?70.7% (Census 2011)