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

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Village · Sorab, Shimoga 

# Chikkachowti

Chikkachowti is a village in Sorab sub-district of Shimoga district, Karnataka, PIN code **577413**. The 2011 Census counted **472 people in 117 households**, the 133rd largest of 281 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 77.0%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 78.0%.

- 472people (2011)
- 117households
- 77.0%literacy
- 577413PIN code

## Chikkachowti PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Chikkachowti is 577413.** Chikkachowti falls in Sorab sub-district, Shimoga district, Karnataka.

- PIN code577413
- Gram panchayatHurali
- Community development blockSorab
- Census village code607429

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

## How far is Chikkachowti from nearby towns?

- Sorab (sub-district HQ)40 km by road
- Shimoga (district HQ)110 km by road
- Sorab (nearest town)40 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 Chikkachowti?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Chikkachowti; 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
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Anavatti
- ○Degree college10+ km · Anavatti
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Anavatti
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)10 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 Chikkachowti known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 63% of the 387 hectares of village land is sown, and 138 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 Chikkachowti

Of every 100 households in Chikkachowti in 2011, 82 had electricity, 32 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 52 had a mobile phone, 20 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Chikkachowti · ■ Sorab rural average

Electricity for lighting ****82%**

**85%

Toilet within the home ****32%**

**52%

No toilet (open defecation) ****68%**

**47%

Tap water ****2%**

**53%

Drinking water within premises ****5%**

**31%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**7%

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

**90%

Use banking services ****70%**

**69%

Television ****44%**

**45%

Mobile phone ****52%**

**57%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****20%**

**17%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**2%

None of these assets ****8%**

**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 Chikkachowti?

■ Chikkachowti · ■ Sorab rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****77.0%**

**78.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****967**

**984

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1160**

**973

Working population ****56.1%**

**52.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 82.3% for men and 71.4% for women. 66% of men and 46% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 80 (30%) · **■** Farm labourers 177 (67%) · **■** Other work 3 (1%) · **■** Marginal 5 (2%)

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

- Pura493 people
- Karekoppa484 people
- Thandige477 people
- Chikkavali476 people
- Barige471 people
- Induvalli467 people
- Kumsi464 people
- Mudagodu463 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Chikkachowti?577413
- How far is Chikkachowti from Shimoga?110 km by road
- What is the population of Chikkachowti?472 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chikkachowti in?Shimoga district (Sorab sub-district), Karnataka
- What is the literacy rate of Chikkachowti?77.0% (Census 2011)