# Kaniya Village, Shikarpur, Shimoga (Karnataka) – PIN Code

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Village · Shikarpur, Shimoga 

# Kaniya

Kaniya is a village in Shikarpur sub-district of Shimoga district, Karnataka, PIN code **577447**. The 2011 Census counted **681 people in 146 households**, the 103rd largest of 155 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.1%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 72.4%.

- 681people (2011)
- 146households
- 72.1%literacy
- 577447PIN code

## Kaniya PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Kaniya is 577447.** Kaniya falls in Shikarpur sub-district, Shimoga district, Karnataka.

- PIN code577447
- Gram panchayatAmtekoppa
- Community development blockShikarpur
- Census village code607761

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

## How far is Kaniya from nearby towns?

- Shikarpur (sub-district HQ)11 km by road
- Shimoga (district HQ)68 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 Kaniya?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Kaniya; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Haraguvalli
- ○Degree college10+ km · Shikaripur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Shimoga
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

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

The main crops are **paddy**. About 41% of the 371 hectares of village land is sown, and 76 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 Kaniya

Of every 100 households in Kaniya in 2011, 85 had electricity, 32 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 53 had a mobile phone, 13 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Kaniya · ■ Shikarpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****85%**

**87%

Toilet within the home ****32%**

**60%

No toilet (open defecation) ****67%**

**39%

Tap water ****0%**

**76%

Drinking water within premises ****1%**

**22%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**9%

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

**89%

Use banking services ****56%**

**75%

Television ****51%**

**50%

Mobile phone ****53%**

**58%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****13%**

**16%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****25%**

**19%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Kaniya?

■ Kaniya · ■ Shikarpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****72.1%**

**72.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****974**

**973

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1239**

**972

Working population ****65.9%**

**48.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 76.3% for men and 67.7% for women. 72% of men and 60% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 277 (62%) · **■** Farm labourers 138 (31%) · **■** Household industry 3 (1%) · **■** Other work 17 (4%) · **■** Marginal 14 (3%)

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

- Kodihalli742 people
- Kotta693 people
- Bidarikoppa692 people
- Chikkalavathi692 people
- Hariharapura677 people
- Shivapura659 people
- Hunsekoppa655 people
- Seelavanthanakoppa639 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Kaniya?577447
- How far is Kaniya from Shimoga?68 km by road
- What is the population of Kaniya?681 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kaniya in?Shimoga district (Shikarpur sub-district), Karnataka
- What is the literacy rate of Kaniya?72.1% (Census 2011)