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

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Village · Sorab, Shimoga 

# Gendla

Gendla is a village in Sorab sub-district of Shimoga district, Karnataka, PIN code **577419**. The 2011 Census counted **893 people in 189 households**, the 66th largest of 281 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 82.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 78.0%.

- 893people (2011)
- 189households
- 82.0%literacy
- 577419PIN code

## Gendla PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Gendla is 577419.** Gendla falls in Sorab sub-district, Shimoga district, Karnataka.

- PIN code577419
- Gram panchayatGendla
- Community development blockSorab
- Census village code607468

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

## How far is Gendla from nearby towns?

- Sorab (sub-district HQ)17 km by road
- Shimoga (district HQ)107 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 Gendla?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Public libraryIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Sorab
- ○Degree college10+ km · Sorab
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Sorab
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)6 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 Gendla known for?

The main crops are **paddy and cotton**. About 50% of the 437 hectares of village land is sown, and 124 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 Gendla

Of every 100 households in Gendla in 2011, 96 had electricity, 72 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 59 had a mobile phone, 22 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Gendla · ■ Sorab rural average

Electricity for lighting ****96%**

**85%

Toilet within the home ****72%**

**52%

No toilet (open defecation) ****28%**

**47%

Tap water ****95%**

**53%

Drinking water within premises ****76%**

**31%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**7%

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

**90%

Use banking services ****83%**

**69%

Television ****54%**

**45%

Mobile phone ****59%**

**57%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****22%**

**17%

Car / jeep / van ****4%**

**2%

None of these assets ****15%**

**18%

Own their home ****96%**

**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 Gendla?

■ Gendla · ■ Sorab rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****82.0%**

**78.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****946**

**984

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1275**

**973

Working population ****63.2%**

**52.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 90.7% for men and 72.6% for women. 65% of men and 61% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 234 (41%) · **■** Farm labourers 120 (21%) · **■** Other work 20 (4%) · **■** Marginal 190 (34%)

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

- Guddekoppa918 people
- Basuru913 people
- Mavali912 people
- Bedavatti896 people
- Ankaravalli890 people
- Nisarani887 people
- Hireidagodu879 people
- Hosuru864 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Gendla?577419
- How far is Gendla from Shimoga?107 km by road
- What is the population of Gendla?893 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gendla in?Shimoga district (Sorab sub-district), Karnataka
- What is the literacy rate of Gendla?82.0% (Census 2011)