# Devasthanadahakkalu Village, Sorab, Shimoga (Karnataka)

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Village · Sorab, Shimoga 

# Devasthanadahakkalu

Devasthanadahakkalu is a village in Sorab sub-district of Shimoga district, Karnataka, PIN code **577413**. The 2011 Census counted **1,057 people in 260 households**, the 49th largest of 281 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 76.4%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 78.0%.

- 1,057people (2011)
- 260households
- 76.4%literacy
- 577413PIN code

## Devasthanadahakkalu PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code577413
- Gram panchayatKubaturu
- Community development blockSorab
- Census village code607426

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

## How far is Devasthanadahakkalu from nearby towns?

- Sorab (sub-district HQ)28 km by road
- Shimoga (district HQ)100 km by road
- Sorab (nearest town)28 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 Devasthanadahakkalu?

12 services counted by the Census are inside Devasthanadahakkalu; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●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
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Anavatti
- ○Degree college10+ km · Sorab
- ○ITI / vocational schoolunder 5 km · Anavatti
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)12 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 Devasthanadahakkalu known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 55% of the 45 hectares of village land is sown, and 3 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 Devasthanadahakkalu

Of every 100 households in Devasthanadahakkalu in 2011, 90 had electricity, 38 a toilet at home and 19 cooked with LPG; 60 had a mobile phone, 14 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Devasthanadahakkalu · ■ Sorab rural average

Electricity for lighting ****90%**

**85%

Toilet within the home ****38%**

**52%

No toilet (open defecation) ****62%**

**47%

Tap water ****98%**

**53%

Drinking water within premises ****32%**

**31%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****19%**

**7%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****79%**

**90%

Use banking services ****78%**

**69%

Television ****43%**

**45%

Mobile phone ****60%**

**57%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****14%**

**17%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**2%

None of these assets ****22%**

**18%

Own their home ****89%**

**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 Devasthanadahakkalu?

■ Devasthanadahakkalu · ■ Sorab rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****76.4%**

**78.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1044**

**984

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****917**

**973

Working population ****47.8%**

**52.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 86.2% for men and 67.2% for women. 60% of men and 36% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 16 (3%) · **■** Farm labourers 298 (59%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 181 (36%) · **■** Marginal 9 (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

- Chittur1,130 people
- Mallapura1,097 people
- Hanchi1,086 people
- Gunjanur1,062 people
- Hirekasavi1,036 people
- Salige1,036 people
- Mutaguppe990 people
- Suranagi989 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Devasthanadahakkalu?577413
- How far is Devasthanadahakkalu from Shimoga?100 km by road
- What is the population of Devasthanadahakkalu?1,057 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Devasthanadahakkalu in?Shimoga district (Sorab sub-district), Karnataka
- What is the literacy rate of Devasthanadahakkalu?76.4% (Census 2011)
