# Ginivala Village, Sorab, Shimoga (Karnataka) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/shimoga/sorab/ginivala/ Village · Sorab, Shimoga # Ginivala Ginivala is a village in Sorab sub-district of Shimoga district, Karnataka, PIN code **577413**. The 2011 Census counted **1,546 people in 366 households**, the 21st largest of 281 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 78.0%. - 1,546people (2011) - 366households - 72.0%literacy - 577413PIN code ## Ginivala PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Ginivala is 577413.** Ginivala falls in Sorab sub-district, Shimoga district, Karnataka. - PIN code577413 - Gram panchayatHanchi - Community development blockSorab - Census village code607451 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Ginivala from nearby towns? - Sorab (sub-district HQ)25 km by road - Shimoga (district HQ)100 km by road - Hirekerur (nearest town)18 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 Ginivala? 11 services counted by the Census are inside Ginivala; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Mandi / regular marketIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Anavatti - ○Degree college10+ km · Anavatti - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Sorab - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Public libraryunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)6 h summer · 24 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 Ginivala known for? The main crops are **paddy and cotton**. About 69% of the 409 hectares of village land is sown, and 119 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 Ginivala Of every 100 households in Ginivala in 2011, 79 had electricity, 10 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 26 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Ginivala · ■ Sorab rural average Electricity for lighting ****79%** **85% Toilet within the home ****10%** **52% No toilet (open defecation) ****83%** **47% Tap water ****36%** **53% Drinking water within premises ****2%** **31% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%** **7% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%** **90% Use banking services ****69%** **69% Television ****26%** **45% Mobile phone ****26%** **57% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****8%** **17% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **2% None of these assets ****60%** **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 Ginivala? ■ Ginivala · ■ Sorab rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****72.0%** **78.0% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****892** **984 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****742** **973 Working population ****34.7%** **52.1% ### Women and men Literacy is 82.6% for men and 60.3% for women. 59% of men and 7% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 303 (57%) · **■** Farm labourers 136 (25%) · **■** Household industry 29 (5%) · **■** Other work 16 (3%) · **■** Marginal 52 (10%) 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 - Kubaturu1,682 people - Yennekoppa1,679 people - Shigga1,559 people - Bharangi1,556 people - Samanavalli1,544 people - Kamanavalli1,543 people - Nyarshi1,540 people - Gudavi1,536 people [All 306 villages in Sorab](https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/shimoga/sorab/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Ginivala?577413 - How far is Ginivala from Shimoga?100 km by road - What is the population of Ginivala?1,546 (Census 2011) - Which district is Ginivala in?Shimoga district (Sorab sub-district), Karnataka - What is the literacy rate of Ginivala?72.0% (Census 2011)