# Chikkavali Village, Sorab, Shimoga (Karnataka) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Sorab, Shimoga 

# Chikkavali

Chikkavali is a village in Sorab sub-district of Shimoga district, Karnataka, PIN code **577433**. The 2011 Census counted **476 people in 107 households**, the 132nd largest of 281 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 86.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 78.0%.

- 476people (2011)
- 107households
- 86.5%literacy
- 577433PIN code

## Chikkavali PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Chikkavali is 577433.** Chikkavali falls in Sorab sub-district, Shimoga district, Karnataka.

- PIN code577433
- Gram panchayatUdri
- Community development blockSorab
- Census village code607574

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

## How far is Chikkavali from nearby towns?

- Sorab (sub-district HQ)8 km by road
- Shimoga (district HQ)98 km by road
- Sorab (nearest town)8 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 Chikkavali?

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

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn 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
- ○Public bus service5–10 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 wateruntreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)6 h summer · 4 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 Chikkavali known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 73% of the 224 hectares of village land is sown, and 82 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 Chikkavali

Of every 100 households in Chikkavali in 2011, 91 had electricity, 64 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 63 had a mobile phone, 23 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Chikkavali · ■ Sorab rural average

Electricity for lighting ****91%**

**85%

Toilet within the home ****64%**

**52%

No toilet (open defecation) ****36%**

**47%

Tap water ****92%**

**53%

Drinking water within premises ****17%**

**31%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%**

**7%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%**

**90%

Use banking services ****100%**

**69%

Television ****55%**

**45%

Mobile phone ****63%**

**57%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****23%**

**17%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****17%**

**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 Chikkavali?

■ Chikkavali · ■ Sorab rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****86.5%**

**78.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1061**

**984

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****950**

**973

Working population ****37.2%**

**52.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 93.8% for men and 79.6% for women. 68% of men and 8% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 131 (74%) · **■** Farm labourers 36 (20%) · **■** Other work 8 (5%) · **■** Marginal 2 (1%)

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

- Kasaraguppe499 people
- Pura493 people
- Karekoppa484 people
- Thandige477 people
- Chikkachowti472 people
- Barige471 people
- Induvalli467 people
- Kumsi464 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Chikkavali?577433
- How far is Chikkavali from Shimoga?98 km by road
- What is the population of Chikkavali?476 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chikkavali in?Shimoga district (Sorab sub-district), Karnataka
- What is the literacy rate of Chikkavali?86.5% (Census 2011)