# Kathavai, Sorab, Shimoga (Karnataka) – Population & PIN Code

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Village · Sorab, Shimoga 

# Kathavai

Kathavai is a village in [Sorab](https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/shimoga/sorab/) sub-district of [Shimoga](https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/shimoga/) district, [Karnataka](https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/), PIN code **577429**. The 2011 Census counted **236 people in 59 households**, the 210th largest of 281 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 85.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 78.0%.

- 236people (2011)
- 59households
- 85.2%literacy
- 577429PIN code

## Kathavai PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code577429
- Gram panchayatChandraguthi
- Community development blockSorab
- Census village code607527

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

## How far is Kathavai from nearby towns?

- Sorab (sub-district HQ)18 km by road
- Shimoga (district HQ)114 km by road
- Sorab (nearest town)18 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 Kathavai?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Siddapura
- ○Degree college10+ km · Siddapura
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Sorab
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- Electricity (2011)14 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 Kathavai known for?

The main crops are **arecanut and coconut**. Products made here include jaggery. About 22% of the 293 hectares of village land is sown, and 24 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 Kathavai

Of every 100 households in Kathavai in 2011, 100 had electricity, 77 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 73 had a mobile phone, 17 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Kathavai · ■ Sorab rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**85%

Toilet within the home ****77%**

**52%

No toilet (open defecation) ****23%**

**47%

Tap water ****0%**

**53%

Drinking water within premises ****23%**

**31%

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

**7%

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

**90%

Use banking services ****100%**

**69%

Television ****25%**

**45%

Mobile phone ****73%**

**57%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****17%**

**17%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****10%**

**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 Kathavai?

■ Kathavai · ■ Sorab rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****85.2%**

**78.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1165**

**984

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1500**

**973

Working population ****57.2%**

**52.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 92.1% for men and 79.1% for women. 69% of men and 47% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 45 (33%) · **■** Farm labourers 72 (53%) · **■** Other work 16 (12%) · **■** 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

- Bilagi246 people
- Jigarikoppa244 people
- Shindli242 people
- Narchi238 people
- Kannuru231 people
- Uppalli231 people
- Mavinaballikoppa226 people
- Vittalapura226 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Kathavai?577429
- How far is Kathavai from Shimoga?114 km by road
- What is the population of Kathavai?236 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kathavai in?Shimoga district (Sorab sub-district), Karnataka
- What is the literacy rate of Kathavai?85.2% (Census 2011)