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

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Village · Sorab, Shimoga 

# Karekoppa

Karekoppa is a village in Sorab sub-district of Shimoga district, Karnataka, PIN code **577447**. The 2011 Census counted **484 people in 108 households**, the 130th largest of 281 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 57.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 78.0%.

- 484people (2011)
- 108households
- 57.4%literacy
- 577447PIN code

## Karekoppa PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Karekoppa is 577447.** Karekoppa falls in Sorab sub-district, Shimoga district, Karnataka.

- PIN code577447
- Gram panchayatChittur
- Community development blockSorab
- Census village code607669

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

## How far is Karekoppa from nearby towns?

- Sorab (sub-district HQ)32 km by road
- Shimoga (district HQ)75 km by road
- Siralkoppa (nearest town)7 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 Karekoppa?

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

### In the village

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

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Sorab
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Shiralakappa
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Siralkoppa
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 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)12 h summer · 8 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 Karekoppa known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 28% of the 379 hectares of village land is sown, and 83 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 Karekoppa

Of every 100 households in Karekoppa in 2011, 95 had electricity, 75 a toilet at home and 5 cooked with LPG; 41 had a mobile phone, 17 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Karekoppa · ■ Sorab rural average

Electricity for lighting ****95%**

**85%

Toilet within the home ****75%**

**52%

No toilet (open defecation) ****24%**

**47%

Tap water ****8%**

**53%

Drinking water within premises ****9%**

**31%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****5%**

**7%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****93%**

**90%

Use banking services ****15%**

**69%

Television ****37%**

**45%

Mobile phone ****41%**

**57%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****17%**

**17%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**2%

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

**18%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Karekoppa?

■ Karekoppa · ■ Sorab rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****57.4%**

**78.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1025**

**984

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****848**

**973

Working population ****61.2%**

**52.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 61.2% for men and 53.9% for women. 62% of men and 61% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 283 (96%) · **■** Farm labourers 2 (1%) · **■** Other work 9 (3%) · **■** Marginal 2 (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

- Malalikoppa511 people
- Kuntagalale500 people
- Kasaraguppe499 people
- Pura493 people
- Thandige477 people
- Chikkavali476 people
- Chikkachowti472 people
- Barige471 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Karekoppa?577447
- How far is Karekoppa from Shimoga?75 km by road
- What is the population of Karekoppa?484 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Karekoppa in?Shimoga district (Sorab sub-district), Karnataka
- What is the literacy rate of Karekoppa?57.4% (Census 2011)