# Chikkadagodu Village, Sorab, Shimoga (Karnataka) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/shimoga/sorab/chikkadagodu/ Village · Sorab, Shimoga # Chikkadagodu Chikkadagodu is a village in Sorab sub-district of Shimoga district, Karnataka, PIN code **577429**. The 2011 Census counted **1,204 people in 252 households**, the 40th largest of 281 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 74.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 78.0%. - 1,204people (2011) - 252households - 74.6%literacy - 577429PIN code ## Chikkadagodu PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Chikkadagodu is 577429.** Chikkadagodu falls in Sorab sub-district, Shimoga district, Karnataka. - PIN code577429 - Gram panchayatHarishi - Community development blockSorab - Census village code607440 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Chikkadagodu from nearby towns? - Sorab (sub-district HQ)28 km by road - Shimoga (district HQ)35 km by road - Siralkoppa (nearest town)20 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 Chikkadagodu? 11 services counted by the Census are inside Chikkadagodu; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Middle 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 - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Anavatti - ○Degree college5–10 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 - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public libraryunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)11 h summer · 11 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 Chikkadagodu known for? The main crops are **paddy and cotton**. About 60% of the 240 hectares of village land is sown, and 80 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 Chikkadagodu Of every 100 households in Chikkadagodu in 2011, 86 had electricity, 88 a toilet at home and 12 cooked with LPG; 10 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Chikkadagodu · ■ Sorab rural average Electricity for lighting ****86%** **85% Toilet within the home ****88%** **52% No toilet (open defecation) ****12%** **47% Tap water ****85%** **53% Drinking water within premises ****10%** **31% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****12%** **7% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****87%** **90% Use banking services ****4%** **69% Television ****47%** **45% Mobile phone ****10%** **57% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****6%** **17% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **2% None of these assets ****25%** **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 Chikkadagodu? ■ Chikkadagodu · ■ Sorab rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****74.6%** **78.0% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****961** **984 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****836** **973 Working population ****57.7%** **52.1% ### Women and men Literacy is 82.8% for men and 66.2% for women. 60% of men and 56% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 198 (28%) · **■** Farm labourers 299 (43%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 35 (5%) · **■** Marginal 162 (23%) 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 - Bennigere1,220 people - Bennuru1,216 people - Agasanahalli1,211 people - Muguru1,210 people - Neralige1,174 people - Harishi1,169 people - Andavalli1,145 people - Indihalli1,143 people [All 306 villages in Sorab](https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/shimoga/sorab/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Chikkadagodu?577429 - How far is Chikkadagodu from Shimoga?35 km by road - What is the population of Chikkadagodu?1,204 (Census 2011) - Which district is Chikkadagodu in?Shimoga district (Sorab sub-district), Karnataka - What is the literacy rate of Chikkadagodu?74.6% (Census 2011)