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

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Village · Shikarpur, Shimoga 

# Mathighatta

Mathighatta is a village in Shikarpur sub-district of Shimoga district, Karnataka, PIN code **577214**. The 2011 Census counted **285 people in 69 households**, the 135th largest of 155 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 69.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 72.4%.

- 285people (2011)
- 69households
- 69.5%literacy
- 577214PIN code

## Mathighatta PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code577214
- Gram panchayatHarogoppa
- Community development blockShikarpur
- Census village code607840

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

## How far is Mathighatta from nearby towns?

- Shikarpur (sub-district HQ)19 km by road
- Shimoga (district HQ)46 km by road
- Shikarpur (nearest town)19 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 Mathighatta?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Mathighatta; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Hithala
- ○Degree college10+ km · Shikaripura
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Shikaripura
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)10 h summer · 13 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 Mathighatta known for?

The main crops are **maize and arecanut**. About 31% of the 381 hectares of village land is sown, and 37 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 Mathighatta

Of every 100 households in Mathighatta in 2011, 81 had electricity, 21 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 61 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Mathighatta · ■ Shikarpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****81%**

**87%

Toilet within the home ****21%**

**60%

No toilet (open defecation) ****79%**

**39%

Tap water ****0%**

**76%

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

**22%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**9%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**89%

Use banking services ****100%**

**75%

Television ****37%**

**50%

Mobile phone ****61%**

**58%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**16%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****24%**

**19%

Own their home ****94%**

**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 Mathighatta?

■ Mathighatta · ■ Shikarpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****69.5%**

**72.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1080**

**973

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1167**

**972

Working population ****60.4%**

**48.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 74.8% for men and 64.6% for women. 70% of men and 51% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 64 (37%) · **■** Farm labourers 97 (56%) · **■** Other work 8 (5%) · **■** Marginal 3 (2%)

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

- Sidiginahalu346 people
- Yalaneerakoppa318 people
- Dasanapura310 people
- Thandagunda303 people
- Nandihalli281 people
- Bhandibhyranahalli270 people
- Madravalli250 people
- Sanyasikoppa249 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Mathighatta?577214
- How far is Mathighatta from Shimoga?46 km by road
- What is the population of Mathighatta?285 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Mathighatta in?Shimoga district (Shikarpur sub-district), Karnataka
- What is the literacy rate of Mathighatta?69.5% (Census 2011)