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

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Village · Sorab, Shimoga 

# Gunjanur

Gunjanur is a village in Sorab sub-district of Shimoga district, Karnataka, PIN code **577429**. The 2011 Census counted **1,062 people in 262 households**, the 48th largest of 281 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 74.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 78.0%.

- 1,062people (2011)
- 262households
- 74.8%literacy
- 577429PIN code

## Gunjanur PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code577429
- Gram panchayatHeche
- Community development blockSorab
- Census village code607543

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

## How far is Gunjanur from nearby towns?

- Sorab (sub-district HQ)12 km by road
- Shimoga (district HQ)100 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 Gunjanur?

11 services counted by the Census are inside Gunjanur; 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
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Sorab
- ○Degree college10+ km · Sorab
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Sorab
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water and hand pumps
- Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 18 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 Gunjanur known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 37% of the 980 hectares of village land is sown, and 130 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 Gunjanur

Of every 100 households in Gunjanur in 2011, 80 had electricity, 45 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 55 had a mobile phone, 13 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Gunjanur · ■ Sorab rural average

Electricity for lighting ****80%**

**85%

Toilet within the home ****45%**

**52%

No toilet (open defecation) ****55%**

**47%

Tap water ****1%**

**53%

Drinking water within premises ****66%**

**31%

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

**7%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**90%

Use banking services ****56%**

**69%

Television ****30%**

**45%

Mobile phone ****55%**

**57%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****13%**

**17%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**2%

None of these assets ****18%**

**18%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Gunjanur?

■ Gunjanur · ■ Sorab rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****74.8%**

**78.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****938**

**984

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****868**

**973

Working population ****50.7%**

**52.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 80.8% for men and 68.4% for women. 65% of men and 35% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 286 (53%) · **■** Farm labourers 212 (39%) · **■** Household industry 3 (1%) · **■** Other work 25 (5%) · **■** Marginal 12 (2%)

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

- Indihalli1,143 people
- Chittur1,130 people
- Mallapura1,097 people
- Hanchi1,086 people
- Devasthanadahakkalu1,057 people
- Hirekasavi1,036 people
- Salige1,036 people
- Mutaguppe990 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Gunjanur?577429
- How far is Gunjanur from Shimoga?100 km by road
- What is the population of Gunjanur?1,062 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gunjanur in?Shimoga district (Sorab sub-district), Karnataka
- What is the literacy rate of Gunjanur?74.8% (Census 2011)