# Issuru Village, Shikarpur, Shimoga (Karnataka) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/shimoga/shikarpur/issuru/ Village · Shikarpur, Shimoga # Issuru Issuru is a village in Shikarpur sub-district of Shimoga district, Karnataka, PIN code **577214**. The 2011 Census counted **4,674 people in 1,082 households**, the 1st largest of 155 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 83.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 72.4%. - 4,674people (2011) - 1,082households - 83.5%literacy - 577214PIN code ## Issuru PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Issuru is 577214.** Issuru falls in Shikarpur sub-district, Shimoga district, Karnataka. - PIN code577214 - Gram panchayatIssuru - Community development blockShikarpur - Census village code607823 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Issuru from nearby towns? - Shikarpur (sub-district HQ)8 km by road - Shimoga (district HQ)58 km by road - Shikarpur (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 Issuru? 23 services counted by the Census are inside Issuru; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt · 1 private - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●ITI / vocational schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Commercial bankIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree college5–10 km · Shikaripura - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Public bus service5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)20 h summer · 18 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 Issuru known for? The main crops are **maize and arecanut**. About 75% of the 580 hectares of village land is sown, and 425 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 Issuru Of every 100 households in Issuru in 2011, 91 had electricity, 71 a toilet at home and 18 cooked with LPG; 62 had a mobile phone, 15 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Issuru · ■ Shikarpur rural average Electricity for lighting ****91%** **87% Toilet within the home ****71%** **60% No toilet (open defecation) ****28%** **39% Tap water ****86%** **76% Drinking water within premises ****10%** **22% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****18%** **9% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****77%** **89% Use banking services ****81%** **75% Television ****59%** **50% Mobile phone ****62%** **58% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****15%** **16% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****14%** **19% Own their home ****91%** **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 Issuru? ■ Issuru · ■ Shikarpur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****83.5%** **72.4% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****971** **973 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1009** **972 Working population ****43.6%** **48.6% ### Women and men Literacy is 88.8% for men and 78.0% for women. 64% of men and 23% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 627 (31%) · **■** Farm labourers 798 (39%) · **■** Household industry 38 (2%) · **■** Other work 254 (12%) · **■** Marginal 321 (16%) 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 - Kalmane4,085 people - Belagavi3,920 people - Saluru3,742 people - Gama3,619 people [All 176 villages in Shikarpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/shimoga/shikarpur/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Issuru?577214 - How far is Issuru from Shimoga?58 km by road - What is the population of Issuru?4,674 (Census 2011) - Which district is Issuru in?Shimoga district (Shikarpur sub-district), Karnataka - What is the literacy rate of Issuru?83.5% (Census 2011)