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

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Village · Sorab, Shimoga 

# Hosakoppa

Hosakoppa is a village in Sorab sub-district of Shimoga district, Karnataka, PIN code **577419**. The 2011 Census counted **387 people in 94 households**, the 170th largest of 281 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 78.7%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 78.0%.

- 387people (2011)
- 94households
- 78.7%literacy
- 577419PIN code

## Hosakoppa PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code577419
- Gram panchayatKathuvalli
- Community development blockSorab
- Census village code607403

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

## How far is Hosakoppa from nearby towns?

- Sorab (sub-district HQ)26 km by road
- Shimoga (district HQ)115 km by road
- Sorab (nearest town)26 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 Hosakoppa?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Hosakoppa; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Public libraryIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Jade
- ○Degree college10+ km · Anavatti
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Anavatti
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds
- 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 Hosakoppa known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 67% of the 132 hectares of village land is sown, and 22 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 Hosakoppa

Of every 100 households in Hosakoppa in 2011, 94 had electricity, 50 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 44 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Hosakoppa · ■ Sorab rural average

Electricity for lighting ****94%**

**85%

Toilet within the home ****50%**

**52%

No toilet (open defecation) ****50%**

**47%

Tap water ****89%**

**53%

Drinking water within premises ****48%**

**31%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**7%

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

**90%

Use banking services ****40%**

**69%

Television ****42%**

**45%

Mobile phone ****44%**

**57%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**17%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****28%**

**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 Hosakoppa?

■ Hosakoppa · ■ Sorab rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****78.7%**

**78.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****964**

**984

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****2000**

**973

Working population ****55.3%**

**52.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 85.3% for men and 71.3% for women. 69% of men and 42% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 58 (27%) · **■** Farm labourers 136 (64%) · **■** Other work 10 (5%) · **■** Marginal 10 (5%)

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

- Holemaruru398 people
- Sampagodu396 people
- Thalakalakoppa396 people
- Shanthagere392 people
- Saremaruru387 people
- Jaddihalli380 people
- Bankavalli378 people
- Magadi365 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Hosakoppa?577419
- How far is Hosakoppa from Shimoga?115 km by road
- What is the population of Hosakoppa?387 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Hosakoppa in?Shimoga district (Sorab sub-district), Karnataka
- What is the literacy rate of Hosakoppa?78.7% (Census 2011)