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

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Village · Sorab, Shimoga 

# Kamaruru

Kamaruru is a village in Sorab sub-district of Shimoga district, Karnataka, PIN code **577429**. The 2011 Census counted **1,350 people in 292 households**, the 31st largest of 281 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 64.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 78.0%.

- 1,350people (2011)
- 292households
- 64.7%literacy
- 577429PIN code

## Kamaruru PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code577429
- Gram panchayatBennur
- Community development blockSorab
- Census village code607503

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

## How far is Kamaruru from nearby towns?

- Sorab (sub-district HQ)27 km by road
- Shimoga (district HQ)115 km by road
- Sirsi (nearest town)25 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 Kamaruru?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Kamaruru; 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
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Sorab
- ○Degree college10+ km · Sirsi
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Sirsi
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river
- 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 Kamaruru known for?

The main crops are **arecanut**. About 34% of the 1,125 hectares of village land is sown, and 64 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 Kamaruru

Of every 100 households in Kamaruru in 2011, 79 had electricity, 68 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 29 had a mobile phone, 13 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Kamaruru · ■ Sorab rural average

Electricity for lighting ****79%**

**85%

Toilet within the home ****68%**

**52%

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

**47%

Tap water ****61%**

**53%

Drinking water within premises ****17%**

**31%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**7%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**90%

Use banking services ****88%**

**69%

Television ****16%**

**45%

Mobile phone ****29%**

**57%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****13%**

**17%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**2%

None of these assets ****16%**

**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 Kamaruru?

■ Kamaruru · ■ Sorab rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****64.7%**

**78.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****957**

**984

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****821**

**973

Working population ****59.1%**

**52.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 70.7% for men and 58.7% for women. 60% of men and 58% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 228 (29%) · **■** Farm labourers 53 (7%) · **■** Other work 2 (0%) · **■** Marginal 515 (65%)

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

- Thavanandi1,457 people
- Kerehalli1,434 people
- Ulavi1,405 people
- Thoravanda1,380 people
- Hurali1,287 people
- Bilagali1,272 people
- Lakkavalli1,238 people
- Thelagunda1,228 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Kamaruru?577429
- How far is Kamaruru from Shimoga?115 km by road
- What is the population of Kamaruru?1,350 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kamaruru in?Shimoga district (Sorab sub-district), Karnataka
- What is the literacy rate of Kamaruru?64.7% (Census 2011)