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

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Village · Shikarpur, Shimoga 

# Kuskuru

Kuskuru is a village in Shikarpur sub-district of Shimoga district, Karnataka, PIN code **577426**. The 2011 Census counted **1,471 people in 321 households**, the 51st largest of 155 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 74.0%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 72.4%.

- 1,471people (2011)
- 321households
- 74.0%literacy
- 577426PIN code

## Kuskuru PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code577426
- Gram panchayatHirejamburu
- Community development blockShikarpur
- Census village code607744

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

## How far is Kuskuru from nearby towns?

- Shikarpur (sub-district HQ)19 km by road
- Shimoga (district HQ)69 km by road
- Siralkoppa (nearest town)5 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 Kuskuru?

13 services counted by the Census are inside Kuskuru; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn 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
- ○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 Kuskuru known for?

The main crops are **paddy and mango**. About 40% of the 498 hectares of village land is sown, and 166 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 Kuskuru

Of every 100 households in Kuskuru in 2011, 89 had electricity, 55 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 62 had a mobile phone, 18 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Kuskuru · ■ Shikarpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****89%**

**87%

Toilet within the home ****55%**

**60%

No toilet (open defecation) ****45%**

**39%

Tap water ****100%**

**76%

Drinking water within premises ****14%**

**22%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%**

**9%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****93%**

**89%

Use banking services ****31%**

**75%

Television ****50%**

**50%

Mobile phone ****62%**

**58%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****18%**

**16%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****19%**

**19%

Own their home ****96%**

**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 Kuskuru?

■ Kuskuru · ■ Shikarpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****74.0%**

**72.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1040**

**973

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1037**

**972

Working population ****45.9%**

**48.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 81.9% for men and 66.5% for women. 60% of men and 32% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 268 (40%) · **■** Farm labourers 343 (51%) · **■** Household industry 3 (0%) · **■** Other work 13 (2%) · **■** Marginal 48 (7%)

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

- Guddada Thumminakatte1,490 people
- Koratigere1,488 people
- Nimbegondi1,488 people
- Jakkanahalli1,473 people
- Tharalaghatta1,448 people
- Baganakatte1,426 people
- Kanas0Gi1,404 people
- Thadasanahalli1,381 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Kuskuru?577426
- How far is Kuskuru from Shimoga?69 km by road
- What is the population of Kuskuru?1,471 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kuskuru in?Shimoga district (Shikarpur sub-district), Karnataka
- What is the literacy rate of Kuskuru?74.0% (Census 2011)