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

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Village · Sorab, Shimoga 

# Gangavalli

Gangavalli is a village in Sorab sub-district of Shimoga district, Karnataka, PIN code **577433**. The 2011 Census counted **598 people in 145 households**, the 110th largest of 281 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 79.4%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 78.0%.

- 598people (2011)
- 145households
- 79.4%literacy
- 577433PIN code

## Gangavalli PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Gangavalli is 577433.** Gangavalli falls in Sorab sub-district, Shimoga district, Karnataka.

- PIN code577433
- Gram panchayatHanchi
- Community development blockSorab
- Census village code607443

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

## How far is Gangavalli from nearby towns?

- Sorab (sub-district HQ)27 km by road
- Shimoga (district HQ)110 km by road
- Siralkoppa (nearest town)19 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 Gangavalli?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Gangavalli; 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
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Anavatti
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Anavatti
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Sorab
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)15 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 Gangavalli known for?

The main crops are **paddy and cotton**. About 33% of the 242 hectares of village land is sown, and 81 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 Gangavalli

Of every 100 households in Gangavalli in 2011, 74 had electricity, 43 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 72 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Gangavalli · ■ Sorab rural average

Electricity for lighting ****74%**

**85%

Toilet within the home ****43%**

**52%

No toilet (open defecation) ****57%**

**47%

Tap water ****3%**

**53%

Drinking water within premises ****1%**

**31%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**7%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**90%

Use banking services ****81%**

**69%

Television ****40%**

**45%

Mobile phone ****72%**

**57%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**17%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**2%

None of these assets ****16%**

**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 Gangavalli?

■ Gangavalli · ■ Sorab rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****79.4%**

**78.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****923**

**984

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****882**

**973

Working population ****31.9%**

**52.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 86.3% for men and 72.0% for women. 59% of men and 3% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 154 (81%) · **■** Household industry 4 (2%) · **■** Other work 1 (1%) · **■** Marginal 32 (17%)

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

- Vrithikoppa618 people
- Kuniteppa614 people
- Uraganahalli607 people
- Sabara599 people
- Tevarteppa592 people
- Kadasuru591 people
- Kalkoppa589 people
- Hanaji583 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Gangavalli?577433
- How far is Gangavalli from Shimoga?110 km by road
- What is the population of Gangavalli?598 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gangavalli in?Shimoga district (Sorab sub-district), Karnataka
- What is the literacy rate of Gangavalli?79.4% (Census 2011)