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

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Village · Sorab, Shimoga 

# Kanagodu

Kanagodu is a village in Sorab sub-district of Shimoga district, Karnataka, PIN code **577429**. The 2011 Census counted **180 people in 47 households**, the 226th largest of 281 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 77.0%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 78.0%.

- 180people (2011)
- 47households
- 77.0%literacy
- 577429PIN code

## Kanagodu PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code577429
- Gram panchayatNisarani
- Community development blockSorab
- Census village code607600

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

## How far is Kanagodu from nearby towns?

- Sorab (sub-district HQ)8 km by road
- Shimoga (district HQ)102 km by road
- Sorab (nearest town)8 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 Kanagodu?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Kanagodu; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Sorab
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Sorab
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Sorab
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 6 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 Kanagodu known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 32% of the 147 hectares of village land is sown, and 34 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 Kanagodu

Of every 100 households in Kanagodu in 2011, 98 had electricity, 100 a toilet at home and 8 cooked with LPG; 92 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Kanagodu · ■ Sorab rural average

Electricity for lighting ****98%**

**85%

Toilet within the home ****100%**

**52%

No toilet (open defecation) ****0%**

**47%

Tap water ****98%**

**53%

Drinking water within premises ****100%**

**31%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****8%**

**7%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****92%**

**90%

Use banking services ****98%**

**69%

Television ****69%**

**45%

Mobile phone ****92%**

**57%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****10%**

**17%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****2%**

**18%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Kanagodu?

■ Kanagodu · ■ Sorab rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****77.0%**

**78.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****935**

**984

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****2000**

**973

Working population ****44.4%**

**52.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 85.2% for men and 67.5% for women. 70% of men and 17% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

****

**■** Cultivators 59 (74%) · **■** Other work 21 (26%)

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

- Haralige197 people
- Kanthanahalli192 people
- Basthikoppa191 people
- Thoragondanakoppa191 people
- Baragavalli179 people
- Horabailu179 people
- Kodanakatte176 people
- Amachi172 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Kanagodu?577429
- How far is Kanagodu from Shimoga?102 km by road
- What is the population of Kanagodu?180 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kanagodu in?Shimoga district (Sorab sub-district), Karnataka
- What is the literacy rate of Kanagodu?77.0% (Census 2011)