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

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/shimoga/sorab/duguru/

Village · Sorab, Shimoga 

# Duguru

Duguru is a village in Sorab sub-district of Shimoga district, Karnataka, PIN code **577434**. The 2011 Census counted **1,461 people in 339 households**, the 26th largest of 281 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 85.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 78.0%.

- 1,461people (2011)
- 339households
- 85.5%literacy
- 577434PIN code

## Duguru PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Duguru is 577434.** Duguru falls in Sorab sub-district, Shimoga district, Karnataka.

- PIN code577434
- Gram panchayatUlavi
- Community development blockSorab
- Census village code607639

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

## How far is Duguru from nearby towns?

- Sorab (sub-district HQ)17 km by road
- Shimoga (district HQ)120 km by road
- Sorab (nearest town)17 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 Duguru?

11 services counted by the Census are inside Duguru; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Ulavi
- ○Degree college10+ km · Sorab
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Sagar
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 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)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 Duguru known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 38% of the 545 hectares of village land is sown, and 112 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 Duguru

Of every 100 households in Duguru in 2011, 90 had electricity, 57 a toilet at home and 10 cooked with LPG; 69 had a mobile phone, 21 a two-wheeler and 5 a car.

■ Duguru · ■ Sorab rural average

Electricity for lighting ****90%**

**85%

Toilet within the home ****57%**

**52%

No toilet (open defecation) ****43%**

**47%

Tap water ****77%**

**53%

Drinking water within premises ****38%**

**31%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****10%**

**7%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****88%**

**90%

Use banking services ****82%**

**69%

Television ****50%**

**45%

Mobile phone ****69%**

**57%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****21%**

**17%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****11%**

**18%

Own their home ****90%**

**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 Duguru?

■ Duguru · ■ Sorab rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****85.5%**

**78.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1015**

**984

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****714**

**973

Working population ****30.5%**

**52.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 92.5% for men and 78.8% for women. 55% of men and 6% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 184 (41%) · **■** Farm labourers 74 (17%) · **■** Household industry 13 (3%) · **■** Other work 103 (23%) · **■** Marginal 72 (16%)

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

- Samanavalli1,544 people
- Kamanavalli1,543 people
- Nyarshi1,540 people
- Gudavi1,536 people
- Thavanandi1,457 people
- Kerehalli1,434 people
- Ulavi1,405 people
- Thoravanda1,380 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Duguru?577434
- How far is Duguru from Shimoga?120 km by road
- What is the population of Duguru?1,461 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Duguru in?Shimoga district (Sorab sub-district), Karnataka
- What is the literacy rate of Duguru?85.5% (Census 2011)