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

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Village · Sorab, Shimoga 

# Barige

Barige is a village in Sorab sub-district of Shimoga district, Karnataka, PIN code **577434**. The 2011 Census counted **471 people in 114 households**, the 134th largest of 281 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 69.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 78.0%.

- 471people (2011)
- 114households
- 69.6%literacy
- 577434PIN code

## Barige PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code577434
- Gram panchayatUlavi
- Community development blockSorab
- Census village code607640

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

## How far is Barige from nearby towns?

- Sorab (sub-district HQ)22 km by road
- Shimoga (district HQ)105 km by road
- Sagar (nearest town)18 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 Barige?

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

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle 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

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Lingadahalli
- ○Degree college10+ km · Sagar
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Sagar
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ 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 Barige known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 18% of the 501 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 Barige

Of every 100 households in Barige in 2011, 92 had electricity, 64 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 52 had a mobile phone, 37 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Barige · ■ Sorab rural average

Electricity for lighting ****92%**

**85%

Toilet within the home ****64%**

**52%

No toilet (open defecation) ****1%**

**47%

Tap water ****87%**

**53%

Drinking water within premises ****100%**

**31%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**7%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****94%**

**90%

Use banking services ****94%**

**69%

Television ****49%**

**45%

Mobile phone ****52%**

**57%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****37%**

**17%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**2%

None of these assets ****22%**

**18%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Barige?

■ Barige · ■ Sorab rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****69.6%**

**78.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1112**

**984

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1091**

**973

Working population ****43.3%**

**52.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 79.1% for men and 61.2% for women. 67% of men and 22% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 81 (40%) · **■** Farm labourers 10 (5%) · **■** Household industry 2 (1%) · **■** Other work 22 (11%) · **■** Marginal 89 (44%)

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

- Karekoppa484 people
- Thandige477 people
- Chikkavali476 people
- Chikkachowti472 people
- Induvalli467 people
- Kumsi464 people
- Mudagodu463 people
- Jambehalli455 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Barige?577434
- How far is Barige from Shimoga?105 km by road
- What is the population of Barige?471 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Barige in?Shimoga district (Sorab sub-district), Karnataka
- What is the literacy rate of Barige?69.6% (Census 2011)