# Arekoppa Village, Sorab, Shimoga (Karnataka) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Sorab, Shimoga 

# Arekoppa

Arekoppa is a village in Sorab sub-district of Shimoga district, Karnataka, PIN code **577447**. The 2011 Census counted **417 people in 110 households**, the 156th largest of 281 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 61.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 78.0%.

- 417people (2011)
- 110households
- 61.1%literacy
- 577447PIN code

## Arekoppa PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Arekoppa is 577447.** Arekoppa falls in Sorab sub-district, Shimoga district, Karnataka.

- PIN code577447
- Gram panchayatMavali
- Community development blockSorab
- Census village code607591

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

## How far is Arekoppa from nearby towns?

- Sorab (sub-district HQ)12 km by road
- Shimoga (district HQ)90 km by road
- Siralkoppa (nearest town)7 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 Arekoppa?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Arekoppa; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Sorab
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Siralkoppa
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Siralkoppa
- ○Primary health centre10+ 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 watertreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)14 h summer · 18 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 Arekoppa known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 32% of the 282 hectares of village land is sown, and 51 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 Arekoppa

Of every 100 households in Arekoppa in 2011, 93 had electricity, 43 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 53 had a mobile phone, 16 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Arekoppa · ■ Sorab rural average

Electricity for lighting ****93%**

**85%

Toilet within the home ****43%**

**52%

No toilet (open defecation) ****57%**

**47%

Tap water ****94%**

**53%

Drinking water within premises ****10%**

**31%

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

**7%

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

**90%

Use banking services ****94%**

**69%

Television ****39%**

**45%

Mobile phone ****53%**

**57%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****16%**

**17%

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

**2%

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

**18%

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 Arekoppa?

■ Arekoppa · ■ Sorab rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****61.1%**

**78.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1014**

**984

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1333**

**973

Working population ****57.1%**

**52.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 68.3% for men and 53.8% for women. 65% of men and 49% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 100 (42%) · **■** Farm labourers 48 (20%) · **■** Household industry 4 (2%) · **■** Other work 3 (1%) · **■** Marginal 83 (35%)

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

- Kulaga422 people
- Kuduregani421 people
- Nalluru419 people
- Kakkarasi418 people
- Siddihalli414 people
- Talebylu413 people
- Hunsavalli408 people
- Thotlagondanakoppa406 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Arekoppa?577447
- How far is Arekoppa from Shimoga?90 km by road
- What is the population of Arekoppa?417 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Arekoppa in?Shimoga district (Sorab sub-district), Karnataka
- What is the literacy rate of Arekoppa?61.1% (Census 2011)