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

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Village · Sorab, Shimoga 

# Bilavagodu

Bilavagodu is a village in Sorab sub-district of Shimoga district, Karnataka, PIN code **577429**. The 2011 Census counted **358 people in 85 households**, the 178th largest of 281 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 70.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 78.0%.

- 358people (2011)
- 85households
- 70.4%literacy
- 577429PIN code

## Bilavagodu PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Bilavagodu is 577429.** Bilavagodu falls in Sorab sub-district, Shimoga district, Karnataka.

- PIN code577429
- Gram panchayatThavanandi
- Community development blockSorab
- Census village code607474

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

## How far is Bilavagodu from nearby towns?

- Sorab (sub-district HQ)6 km by road
- Shimoga (district HQ)98 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 Bilavagodu?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Bilavagodu; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Sorab
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Sorab
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Sorab
- ○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 watertreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)9 h summer · 5 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 Bilavagodu known for?

The main crops are **paddy and cotton**. About 33% of the 255 hectares of village land is sown, and 38 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 Bilavagodu

Of every 100 households in Bilavagodu in 2011, 74 had electricity, 57 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 68 had a mobile phone, 28 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Bilavagodu · ■ Sorab rural average

Electricity for lighting ****74%**

**85%

Toilet within the home ****57%**

**52%

No toilet (open defecation) ****43%**

**47%

Tap water ****62%**

**53%

Drinking water within premises ****18%**

**31%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**7%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**90%

Use banking services ****84%**

**69%

Television ****42%**

**45%

Mobile phone ****68%**

**57%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****28%**

**17%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****10%**

**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 Bilavagodu?

■ Bilavagodu · ■ Sorab rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****70.4%**

**78.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1081**

**984

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000**

**973

Working population ****46.4%**

**52.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 79.6% for men and 62.0% for women. 58% of men and 36% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 118 (71%) · **■** Farm labourers 24 (14%) · **■** Other work 13 (8%) · **■** Marginal 11 (7%)

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

- Magadi365 people
- Heggodu363 people
- Horabylu361 people
- Kallambi359 people
- Maisavi358 people
- Chimanuru354 people
- Kundagasavi350 people
- Nittakki349 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Bilavagodu?577429
- How far is Bilavagodu from Shimoga?98 km by road
- What is the population of Bilavagodu?358 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bilavagodu in?Shimoga district (Sorab sub-district), Karnataka
- What is the literacy rate of Bilavagodu?70.4% (Census 2011)