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

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Village · Sorab, Shimoga 

# Gerukoppa

Gerukoppa is a village in Sorab sub-district of Shimoga district, Karnataka, PIN code **577428**. The 2011 Census counted **260 people in 49 households**, the 203rd largest of 281 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 84.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 78.0%.

- 260people (2011)
- 49households
- 84.5%literacy
- 577428PIN code

## Gerukoppa PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Gerukoppa is 577428.** Gerukoppa falls in Sorab sub-district, Shimoga district, Karnataka.

- PIN code577428
- Gram panchayatBiluvani
- Community development blockSorab
- Census village code607585

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

## How far is Gerukoppa from nearby towns?

- Sorab (sub-district HQ)12 km by road
- Shimoga (district HQ)88 km by road
- Sorab (nearest town)12 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 Gerukoppa?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Gerukoppa; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Sorab
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Shiralakoppa
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Sorab
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water and hand pumps
- 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 Gerukoppa known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 55% of the 155 hectares of village land is sown, and 48 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 Gerukoppa

Of every 100 households in Gerukoppa in 2011, 98 had electricity, 71 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 75 had a mobile phone, 23 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Gerukoppa · ■ Sorab rural average

Electricity for lighting ****98%**

**85%

Toilet within the home ****71%**

**52%

No toilet (open defecation) ****29%**

**47%

Tap water ****85%**

**53%

Drinking water within premises ****15%**

**31%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%**

**7%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****90%**

**90%

Use banking services ****40%**

**69%

Television ****67%**

**45%

Mobile phone ****75%**

**57%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****23%**

**17%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****8%**

**18%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Gerukoppa?

■ Gerukoppa · ■ Sorab rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****84.5%**

**78.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1016**

**984

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1833**

**973

Working population ****43.5%**

**52.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 88.9% for men and 79.8% for women. 70% of men and 18% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 77 (68%) · **■** Farm labourers 9 (8%) · **■** Other work 5 (4%) · **■** Marginal 22 (19%)

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

- Chitrahattihalli286 people
- Kachavi273 people
- Kotekoppa265 people
- Thavarekoppa264 people
- Mangarshikoppa253 people
- Thavarehalli248 people
- Bilagi246 people
- Jigarikoppa244 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Gerukoppa?577428
- How far is Gerukoppa from Shimoga?88 km by road
- What is the population of Gerukoppa?260 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gerukoppa in?Shimoga district (Sorab sub-district), Karnataka
- What is the literacy rate of Gerukoppa?84.5% (Census 2011)