# Hire Shakuna Village, Sorab, Shimoga (Karnataka) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/shimoga/sorab/hire-shakuna/ Village · Sorab, Shimoga # Hire Shakuna Hire Shakuna is a village in Sorab sub-district of Shimoga district, Karnataka, PIN code **577429**. The 2011 Census counted **171 people in 39 households**, the 231st largest of 281 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 86.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 78.0%. - 171people (2011) - 39households - 86.7%literacy - 577429PIN code ## Hire Shakuna PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Hire Shakuna is 577429.** Hire Shakuna falls in Sorab sub-district, Shimoga district, Karnataka. - PIN code577429 - Gram panchayatHalesorab - Community development blockSorab - Census village code607564 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Hire Shakuna from nearby towns? - Sorab (sub-district HQ)1 km by road - Shimoga (district HQ)93 km by road - Sorab (nearest town)1 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 Hire Shakuna? 13 services counted by the Census are inside Hire Shakuna; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt · 1 private - ●PolytechnicIn village · 1 govt - ●ITI / vocational schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●ATMIn village - ●Mandi / regular marketIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Public libraryIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Primary school5–10 km · Soraba - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Sorab - ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Sorab - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - 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 Hire Shakuna known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 51% of the 396 hectares of village land is sown, and 79 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 Hire Shakuna Of every 100 households in Hire Shakuna in 2011, 73 had electricity, 40 a toilet at home and 35 cooked with LPG; 84 had a mobile phone, 16 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Hire Shakuna · ■ Sorab rural average Electricity for lighting ****73%** **85% Toilet within the home ****40%** **52% No toilet (open defecation) ****60%** **47% Tap water ****0%** **53% Drinking water within premises ****19%** **31% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****35%** **7% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****62%** **90% Use banking services ****78%** **69% Television ****62%** **45% Mobile phone ****84%** **57% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****16%** **17% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **2% None of these assets ****0%** **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 Hire Shakuna? ■ Hire Shakuna · ■ Sorab rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****86.7%** **78.0% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1012** **984 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1600** **973 Working population ****50.9%** **52.1% ### Women and men Literacy is 91.2% for men and 82.1% for women. 59% of men and 43% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ******** **■** Cultivators 15 (17%) · **■** Farm labourers 45 (52%) · **■** Other work 26 (30%) · **■** Marginal 1 (1%) 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 - Baragavalli179 people - Horabailu179 people - Kodanakatte176 people - Amachi172 people - Eduru166 people - Boppagondanakoppa164 people - Chowdikoppa162 people - Karjikoppa161 people [All 306 villages in Sorab](https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/shimoga/sorab/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Hire Shakuna?577429 - How far is Hire Shakuna from Shimoga?93 km by road - What is the population of Hire Shakuna?171 (Census 2011) - Which district is Hire Shakuna in?Shimoga district (Sorab sub-district), Karnataka - What is the literacy rate of Hire Shakuna?86.7% (Census 2011)