# Puradalu Village, Shimoga, Shimoga (Karnataka) – PIN Code

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Village · Shimoga, Shimoga 

# Puradalu

Puradalu is a village in Shimoga sub-district of Shimoga district, Karnataka, PIN code **577204**. The 2011 Census counted **1,268 people in 278 households**, the 44th largest of 196 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 74.1%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 74.8%.

- 1,268people (2011)
- 278households
- 74.1%literacy
- 577204PIN code

## Puradalu PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Puradalu is 577204.** Puradalu falls in Shimoga sub-district, Shimoga district, Karnataka.

- PIN code577204
- Gram panchayatPuradalu
- Community development blockShimoga
- Census village code608407

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

## How far is Puradalu from nearby towns?

- Shimoga (sub-district HQ)8 km by road
- Shimoga (district HQ)8 km by road
- Shimoga (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 Puradalu?

14 services counted by the Census are inside Puradalu; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 3 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Public libraryIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Shimoga
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Shimoga
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Shimoga
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 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 Puradalu known for?

The main crops are **paddy and coconut**. About 12% of the 723 hectares of village land is sown, and 65 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 Puradalu

Of every 100 households in Puradalu in 2011, 78 had electricity, 60 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 76 had a mobile phone, 29 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Puradalu · ■ Shimoga rural average

Electricity for lighting ****78%**

**88%

Toilet within the home ****60%**

**65%

No toilet (open defecation) ****40%**

**35%

Tap water ****61%**

**74%

Drinking water within premises ****2%**

**33%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**18%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****91%**

**77%

Use banking services ****84%**

**60%

Television ****50%**

**62%

Mobile phone ****76%**

**63%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****29%**

**23%

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

**3%

None of these assets ****8%**

**14%

Own their home ****97%**

**86%

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 Puradalu?

■ Puradalu · ■ Shimoga rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****74.1%**

**74.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****994**

**981

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****973**

**957

Working population ****48.8%**

**44.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 82.4% for men and 65.8% for women. 62% of men and 36% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 97 (16%) · **■** Farm labourers 434 (70%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 64 (10%) · **■** Marginal 22 (4%)

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 Shimoga

- Hunasodu1,371 people
- Hole Hanasavadi1,282 people
- Bidare1,274 people
- Mandagatta1,273 people
- Somina Koppa1,247 people
- Muduvala1,229 people
- Basavana Ganguru1,223 people
- Thyaja Valli1,222 people

[All 214 villages in Shimoga](https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/shimoga/shimoga/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Puradalu?577204
- How far is Puradalu from Shimoga?8 km by road
- What is the population of Puradalu?1,268 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Puradalu in?Shimoga district (Shimoga sub-district), Karnataka
- What is the literacy rate of Puradalu?74.1% (Census 2011)