# Chittur Village, Sorab, Shimoga (Karnataka) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/shimoga/sorab/chittur/ Village · Sorab, Shimoga # Chittur Chittur is a village in Sorab sub-district of Shimoga district, Karnataka, PIN code **577447**. The 2011 Census counted **1,130 people in 236 households**, the 45th largest of 281 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 78.2%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 78.0%. - 1,130people (2011) - 236households - 78.2%literacy - 577447PIN code ## Chittur PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Chittur is 577447.** Chittur falls in Sorab sub-district, Shimoga district, Karnataka. - PIN code577447 - Gram panchayatChittur - Community development blockSorab - Census village code607670 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Chittur from nearby towns? - Sorab (sub-district HQ)35 km by road - Shimoga (district HQ)72 km by road - Siralkoppa (nearest town)5 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 Chittur? 11 services counted by the Census are inside Chittur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Sorab - ○Degree college5–10 km · Shikaripura - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Siralkoppa - ○Primary health centre10+ 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 ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 8 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 Chittur known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 45% of the 446 hectares of village land is sown, and 153 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 Chittur Of every 100 households in Chittur in 2011, 75 had electricity, 74 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 70 had a mobile phone, 13 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Chittur · ■ Sorab rural average Electricity for lighting ****75%** **85% Toilet within the home ****74%** **52% No toilet (open defecation) ****25%** **47% Tap water ****97%** **53% Drinking water within premises ****38%** **31% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%** **7% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****94%** **90% Use banking services ****25%** **69% Television ****48%** **45% Mobile phone ****70%** **57% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****13%** **17% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **2% None of these assets ****12%** **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 Chittur? ■ Chittur · ■ Sorab rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****78.2%** **78.0% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****902** **984 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****900** **973 Working population ****58.8%** **52.1% ### Women and men Literacy is 83.8% for men and 72.1% for women. 63% of men and 54% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 307 (46%) · **■** Farm labourers 293 (44%) · **■** Household industry 4 (1%) · **■** Other work 31 (5%) · **■** Marginal 30 (5%) 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 - Neralige1,174 people - Harishi1,169 people - Andavalli1,145 people - Indihalli1,143 people - Mallapura1,097 people - Hanchi1,086 people - Gunjanur1,062 people - Devasthanadahakkalu1,057 people [All 306 villages in Sorab](https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/shimoga/sorab/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Chittur?577447 - How far is Chittur from Shimoga?72 km by road - What is the population of Chittur?1,130 (Census 2011) - Which district is Chittur in?Shimoga district (Sorab sub-district), Karnataka - What is the literacy rate of Chittur?78.2% (Census 2011)