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

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Village · Sorab, Shimoga 

# Bennuru

Bennuru is a village in Sorab sub-district of Shimoga district, Karnataka, PIN code **577419**. The 2011 Census counted **920 people in 227 households**, the 61st largest of 281 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 81.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 78.0%.

- 920people (2011)
- 227households
- 81.0%literacy
- 577419PIN code

## Bennuru PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Bennuru is 577419.** Bennuru falls in Sorab sub-district, Shimoga district, Karnataka.

- PIN code577419
- Gram panchayatKathuvalli
- Community development blockSorab
- Census village code607418

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

## How far is Bennuru from nearby towns?

- Sorab (sub-district HQ)30 km by road
- Shimoga (district HQ)100 km by road
- Hangal (nearest town)29 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 Bennuru?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Anavatti
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Annavatti
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Annavatti
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)16 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 Bennuru known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 66% of the 431 hectares of village land is sown, and 158 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 Bennuru

Of every 100 households in Bennuru in 2011, 93 had electricity, 30 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 50 had a mobile phone, 22 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Bennuru · ■ Sorab rural average

Electricity for lighting ****93%**

**85%

Toilet within the home ****30%**

**52%

No toilet (open defecation) ****70%**

**47%

Tap water ****88%**

**53%

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

**31%

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

**7%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**90%

Use banking services ****79%**

**69%

Television ****44%**

**45%

Mobile phone ****50%**

**57%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****22%**

**17%

Car / jeep / van ****4%**

**2%

None of these assets ****28%**

**18%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Bennuru?

■ Bennuru · ■ Sorab rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****81.0%**

**78.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****909**

**984

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1146**

**973

Working population ****54.0%**

**52.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 86.9% for men and 74.4% for women. 64% of men and 43% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 249 (50%) · **■** Farm labourers 34 (7%) · **■** Other work 18 (4%) · **■** Marginal 196 (39%)

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

- Nadahalli939 people
- Hurali Koppa938 people
- Malalagadde930 people
- Oturu924 people
- Guddekoppa918 people
- Basuru913 people
- Mavali912 people
- Bedavatti896 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Bennuru?577419
- How far is Bennuru from Shimoga?100 km by road
- What is the population of Bennuru?920 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bennuru in?Shimoga district (Sorab sub-district), Karnataka
- What is the literacy rate of Bennuru?81.0% (Census 2011)