# Amachi Village, Sorab, Shimoga (Karnataka) – PIN Code

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Village · Sorab, Shimoga 

# Amachi

Amachi is a village in Sorab sub-district of Shimoga district, Karnataka, PIN code **577434**. The 2011 Census counted **172 people in 45 households**, the 230th largest of 281 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 73.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 78.0%.

- 172people (2011)
- 45households
- 73.1%literacy
- 577434PIN code

## Amachi PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Amachi is 577434.** Amachi falls in Sorab sub-district, Shimoga district, Karnataka.

- PIN code577434
- Gram panchayatUlavi
- Community development blockSorab
- Census village code607637

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

## How far is Amachi from nearby towns?

- Sorab (sub-district HQ)10 km by road
- Shimoga (district HQ)100 km by road
- Sagar (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 Amachi?

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

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Padavagad
- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Sagar
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Sagar
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Sagar
- ○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
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 12 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 Amachi known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 28% of the 138 hectares of village land is sown, and 22 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 Amachi

Of every 100 households in Amachi in 2011, 93 had electricity, 58 a toilet at home and 29 cooked with LPG; 69 had a mobile phone, 36 a two-wheeler and 18 a car.

■ Amachi · ■ Sorab rural average

Electricity for lighting ****93%**

**85%

Toilet within the home ****58%**

**52%

No toilet (open defecation) ****42%**

**47%

Tap water ****4%**

**53%

Drinking water within premises ****69%**

**31%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****29%**

**7%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****64%**

**90%

Use banking services ****80%**

**69%

Television ****60%**

**45%

Mobile phone ****69%**

**57%

Computer with internet ****4%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****36%**

**17%

Car / jeep / van ****18%**

**2%

None of these assets ****13%**

**18%

Own their home ****93%**

**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 Amachi?

■ Amachi · ■ Sorab rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****73.1%**

**78.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****933**

**984

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****714**

**973

Working population ****43.6%**

**52.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 81.7% for men and 64.1% for women. 78% of men and 7% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 57 (76%) · **■** Farm labourers 1 (1%) · **■** Household industry 2 (3%) · **■** Other work 1 (1%) · **■** Marginal 14 (19%)

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 Sorab

- Kanagodu180 people
- Baragavalli179 people
- Horabailu179 people
- Kodanakatte176 people
- Hire Shakuna171 people
- Eduru166 people
- Boppagondanakoppa164 people
- Chowdikoppa162 people

[All 306 villages in Sorab](https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/shimoga/sorab/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Amachi?577434
- How far is Amachi from Shimoga?100 km by road
- What is the population of Amachi?172 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Amachi in?Shimoga district (Sorab sub-district), Karnataka
- What is the literacy rate of Amachi?73.1% (Census 2011)