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

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Village · Sorab, Shimoga 

# Eduru

Eduru is a village in Sorab sub-district of Shimoga district, Karnataka, PIN code **577429**. The 2011 Census counted **166 people in 32 households**, the 232nd largest of 281 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 84.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 78.0%.

- 166people (2011)
- 32households
- 84.7%literacy
- 577429PIN code

## Eduru PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code577429
- Gram panchayatHarishi
- Community development blockSorab
- Census village code607502

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

## How far is Eduru from nearby towns?

- Sorab (sub-district HQ)34 km by road
- Shimoga (district HQ)130 km by road
- Sirsi (nearest town)20 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 Eduru?

5 services counted by the Census are inside Eduru; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Banavasi
- ○Degree college10+ km · Sirsi
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Sirsi
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- Electricity (2011)14 h summer · 19 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 Eduru known for?

The main crops are **arecanut**. About 20% of the 504 hectares of village land is sown, and 30 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 Eduru

Of every 100 households in Eduru in 2011, 81 had electricity, 38 a toilet at home and 6 cooked with LPG; 84 had a mobile phone, 38 a two-wheeler and 6 a car.

■ Eduru · ■ Sorab rural average

Electricity for lighting ****81%**

**85%

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

**52%

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

**47%

Tap water ****9%**

**53%

Drinking water within premises ****53%**

**31%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****6%**

**7%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****84%**

**90%

Use banking services ****84%**

**69%

Television ****34%**

**45%

Mobile phone ****84%**

**57%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****38%**

**17%

Car / jeep / van ****6%**

**2%

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

**18%

Own their home ****97%**

**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 Eduru?

■ Eduru · ■ Sorab rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****84.7%**

**78.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1049**

**984

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000**

**973

Working population ****40.4%**

**52.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 89.0% for men and 80.5% for women. 72% of men and 11% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 45 (67%) · **■** Farm labourers 7 (10%) · **■** Other work 14 (21%) · **■** Marginal 1 (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

- Horabailu179 people
- Kodanakatte176 people
- Amachi172 people
- Hire Shakuna171 people
- Boppagondanakoppa164 people
- Chowdikoppa162 people
- Karjikoppa161 people
- Hirekalagodu159 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Eduru?577429
- How far is Eduru from Shimoga?130 km by road
- What is the population of Eduru?166 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Eduru in?Shimoga district (Sorab sub-district), Karnataka
- What is the literacy rate of Eduru?84.7% (Census 2011)