# Chandraguthi Village, Sorab, Shimoga (Karnataka) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/shimoga/sorab/chandraguthi/ Village · Sorab, Shimoga # Chandraguthi Chandraguthi is a village in Sorab sub-district of Shimoga district, Karnataka, PIN code **577429**. The 2011 Census counted **3,083 people in 701 households**, the 6th largest of 281 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 78.6%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 78.0%. - 3,083people (2011) - 701households - 78.6%literacy - 577429PIN code ## Chandraguthi PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Chandraguthi is 577429.** Chandraguthi falls in Sorab sub-district, Shimoga district, Karnataka. - PIN code577429 - Gram panchayatChandraguthi - Community development blockSorab - Census village code607526 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Chandraguthi from nearby towns? - Sorab (sub-district HQ)16 km by road - Shimoga (district HQ)110 km by road - Sorab (nearest town)16 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 Chandraguthi? 23 services counted by the Census are inside Chandraguthi; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 6 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●TB clinicIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Commercial bankIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Sorab - ○Degree college10+ km · Sorab - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Sorab - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps and canal / river - Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 16 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 Chandraguthi known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 29% of the 1,070 hectares of village land is sown, and 113 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 Chandraguthi Of every 100 households in Chandraguthi in 2011, 81 had electricity, 59 a toilet at home and 13 cooked with LPG; 62 had a mobile phone, 19 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Chandraguthi · ■ Sorab rural average Electricity for lighting ****81%** **85% Toilet within the home ****59%** **52% No toilet (open defecation) ****38%** **47% Tap water ****2%** **53% Drinking water within premises ****32%** **31% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****13%** **7% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****85%** **90% Use banking services ****90%** **69% Television ****47%** **45% Mobile phone ****62%** **57% Computer with internet ****1%** **0% Two-wheeler ****19%** **17% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **2% None of these assets ****15%** **18% Own their home ****84%** **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 Chandraguthi? ■ Chandraguthi · ■ Sorab rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****78.6%** **78.0% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****907** **984 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****835** **973 Working population ****43.9%** **52.1% ### Women and men Literacy is 86.0% for men and 70.6% for women. 59% of men and 27% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 397 (29%) · **■** Farm labourers 222 (16%) · **■** Household industry 37 (3%) · **■** Other work 553 (41%) · **■** Marginal 145 (11%) 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 - Udri4,362 people - Kuppagadde3,541 people - Halesoraba3,515 people - Kodakani3,274 people - Mudidoddikoppa3,069 people - Thathuru2,997 people - Jade2,485 people - Shakunavalli2,291 people [All 306 villages in Sorab](https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/shimoga/sorab/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Chandraguthi?577429 - How far is Chandraguthi from Shimoga?110 km by road - What is the population of Chandraguthi?3,083 (Census 2011) - Which district is Chandraguthi in?Shimoga district (Sorab sub-district), Karnataka - What is the literacy rate of Chandraguthi?78.6% (Census 2011)