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

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Village · Shikarpur, Shimoga 

# Saluru

Saluru is a village in Shikarpur sub-district of Shimoga district, Karnataka, PIN code **577214**. The 2011 Census counted **3,742 people in 850 households**, the 4th largest of 155 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.1%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 72.4%.

- 3,742people (2011)
- 850households
- 71.1%literacy
- 577214PIN code

## Saluru PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code577214
- Gram panchayatSaluru
- Community development blockShikarpur
- Census village code607819

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

## How far is Saluru from nearby towns?

- Shikarpur (sub-district HQ)8 km by road
- Shimoga (district HQ)63 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 Saluru?

22 services counted by the Census are inside Saluru; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 4 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 3 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●TB clinicIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●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
- ●Commercial bankIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Degree college5–10 km · Shikaripura
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Shikaripura
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)11 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 Saluru known for?

The main crops are **paddy and arecanut**. About 63% of the 2,263 hectares of village land is sown, and 1,000 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 Saluru

Of every 100 households in Saluru in 2011, 89 had electricity, 52 a toilet at home and 16 cooked with LPG; 47 had a mobile phone, 18 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Saluru · ■ Shikarpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****89%**

**87%

Toilet within the home ****52%**

**60%

No toilet (open defecation) ****48%**

**39%

Tap water ****97%**

**76%

Drinking water within premises ****21%**

**22%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****16%**

**9%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****83%**

**89%

Use banking services ****88%**

**75%

Television ****60%**

**50%

Mobile phone ****47%**

**58%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****18%**

**16%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****18%**

**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 Saluru?

■ Saluru · ■ Shikarpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****71.1%**

**72.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****950**

**973

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****857**

**972

Working population ****46.1%**

**48.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 77.6% for men and 64.3% for women. 62% of men and 30% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 505 (29%) · **■** Farm labourers 584 (34%) · **■** Other work 252 (15%) · **■** Marginal 384 (22%)

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

- Issuru4,674 people
- Kalmane4,085 people
- Belagavi3,920 people
- Gama3,619 people
- Chikkajamburu3,429 people
- Beguru Dodda Thanda3,364 people
- Udugani3,332 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Saluru?577214
- How far is Saluru from Shimoga?63 km by road
- What is the population of Saluru?3,742 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Saluru in?Shimoga district (Shikarpur sub-district), Karnataka
- What is the literacy rate of Saluru?71.1% (Census 2011)