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

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Village · Sorab, Shimoga 

# Avalagodu

Avalagodu is a village in Sorab sub-district of Shimoga district, Karnataka, PIN code **577434**. The 2011 Census counted **120 people in 35 households**, the 245th largest of 281 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 82.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 78.0%.

- 120people (2011)
- 35households
- 82.1%literacy
- 577434PIN code

## Avalagodu PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code577434
- Gram panchayatUlavi
- Community development blockSorab
- Census village code607617

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

## How far is Avalagodu from nearby towns?

- Sorab (sub-district HQ)6 km by road
- Shimoga (district HQ)90 km by road
- Sorab (nearest town)6 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 Avalagodu?

5 services counted by the Census are inside Avalagodu; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Malalagadde
- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Sorab
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Sorab
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Sorab
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)16 h summer · 20 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 Avalagodu known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 15% of the 187 hectares of village land is sown, and 19 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 Avalagodu

Of every 100 households in Avalagodu in 2011, 76 had electricity, 50 a toilet at home and 6 cooked with LPG; 76 had a mobile phone, 24 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Avalagodu · ■ Sorab rural average

Electricity for lighting ****76%**

**85%

Toilet within the home ****50%**

**52%

No toilet (open defecation) ****50%**

**47%

Tap water ****0%**

**53%

Drinking water within premises ****41%**

**31%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****6%**

**7%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****85%**

**90%

Use banking services ****79%**

**69%

Television ****53%**

**45%

Mobile phone ****76%**

**57%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****24%**

**17%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****9%**

**18%

Own their home ****91%**

**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 Avalagodu?

■ Avalagodu · ■ Sorab rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****82.1%**

**78.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1182**

**984

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1800**

**973

Working population ****40.8%**

**52.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 92.0% for men and 73.2% for women. 75% of men and 12% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 28 (57%) · **■** Farm labourers 14 (29%) · **■** Household industry 1 (2%) · **■** Marginal 6 (12%)

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

- Kamalapura133 people
- Kenchikoppa131 people
- Shadalakoppa130 people
- Kanukoppa123 people
- Kelaginakiragunasi115 people
- Sambapura113 people
- Hosabale112 people
- Melinakiragunasi98 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Avalagodu?577434
- How far is Avalagodu from Shimoga?90 km by road
- What is the population of Avalagodu?120 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Avalagodu in?Shimoga district (Sorab sub-district), Karnataka
- What is the literacy rate of Avalagodu?82.1% (Census 2011)