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

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Village · Sorab, Shimoga 

# Chimanuru

Chimanuru is a village in Sorab sub-district of Shimoga district, Karnataka, PIN code **577429**. The 2011 Census counted **354 people in 80 households**, the 180th largest of 281 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 78.0%.

- 354people (2011)
- 80households
- 71.6%literacy
- 577429PIN code

## Chimanuru PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code577429
- Gram panchayatHeggodu
- Community development blockSorab
- Census village code607623

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

## How far is Chimanuru from nearby towns?

- Sorab (sub-district HQ)7 km by road
- Shimoga (district HQ)109 km by road
- Sorab (nearest town)7 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 Chimanuru?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn 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, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 6 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 Chimanuru known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 23% of the 371 hectares of village land is sown, and 58 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 Chimanuru

Of every 100 households in Chimanuru in 2011, 80 had electricity, 99 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 53 had a mobile phone, 20 a two-wheeler and 5 a car.

■ Chimanuru · ■ Sorab rural average

Electricity for lighting ****80%**

**85%

Toilet within the home ****99%**

**52%

No toilet (open defecation) ****1%**

**47%

Tap water ****98%**

**53%

Drinking water within premises ****4%**

**31%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**7%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**90%

Use banking services ****62%**

**69%

Television ****57%**

**45%

Mobile phone ****53%**

**57%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****20%**

**17%

Car / jeep / van ****5%**

**2%

None of these assets ****6%**

**18%

Own their home ****91%**

**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 Chimanuru?

■ Chimanuru · ■ Sorab rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****71.6%**

**78.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****978**

**984

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1316**

**973

Working population ****62.7%**

**52.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 83.8% for men and 58.7% for women. 68% of men and 57% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 113 (51%) · **■** Farm labourers 9 (4%) · **■** Other work 1 (0%) · **■** Marginal 99 (45%)

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

- Horabylu361 people
- Kallambi359 people
- Bilavagodu358 people
- Maisavi358 people
- Kundagasavi350 people
- Nittakki349 people
- Siddihalli State Forest349 people
- Nadavadaholekatte348 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Chimanuru?577429
- How far is Chimanuru from Shimoga?109 km by road
- What is the population of Chimanuru?354 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chimanuru in?Shimoga district (Sorab sub-district), Karnataka
- What is the literacy rate of Chimanuru?71.6% (Census 2011)