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

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Village · Sorab, Shimoga 

# Channapura

Channapura is a village in Sorab sub-district of Shimoga district, Karnataka, PIN code **577429**. The 2011 Census counted **645 people in 148 households**, the 102nd largest of 281 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 81.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 78.0%.

- 645people (2011)
- 148households
- 81.6%literacy
- 577429PIN code

## Channapura PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code577429
- Gram panchayatMavali
- Community development blockSorab
- Census village code607577

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

## How far is Channapura from nearby towns?

- Sorab (sub-district HQ)12 km by road
- Shimoga (district HQ)90 km by road
- Sorab (nearest town)12 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 Channapura?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Channapura; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Sorab
- ○Degree college10+ km · Sorab
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Sorab
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)14 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 Channapura known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 60% of the 126 hectares of village land is sown, and 52 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 Channapura

Of every 100 households in Channapura in 2011, 99 had electricity, 76 a toilet at home and 8 cooked with LPG; 84 had a mobile phone, 20 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Channapura · ■ Sorab rural average

Electricity for lighting ****99%**

**85%

Toilet within the home ****76%**

**52%

No toilet (open defecation) ****20%**

**47%

Tap water ****10%**

**53%

Drinking water within premises ****16%**

**31%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****8%**

**7%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****91%**

**90%

Use banking services ****62%**

**69%

Television ****40%**

**45%

Mobile phone ****84%**

**57%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****20%**

**17%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****7%**

**18%

Own their home ****95%**

**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 Channapura?

■ Channapura · ■ Sorab rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****81.6%**

**78.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1048**

**984

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1125**

**973

Working population ****54.7%**

**52.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 84.7% for men and 78.6% for women. 62% of men and 48% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 88 (25%) · **■** Farm labourers 52 (15%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 23 (7%) · **■** Marginal 189 (54%)

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

- Bommanahalli657 people
- Shankrikoppa655 people
- Kanahalli652 people
- Kerekoppa649 people
- Kamaruru642 people
- Kodambi628 people
- Shanuvalli626 people
- Vrithikoppa618 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Channapura?577429
- How far is Channapura from Shimoga?90 km by road
- What is the population of Channapura?645 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Channapura in?Shimoga district (Sorab sub-district), Karnataka
- What is the literacy rate of Channapura?81.6% (Census 2011)