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

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Village · Sorab, Shimoga 

# Kathuru

Kathuru is a village in Sorab sub-district of Shimoga district, Karnataka, PIN code **577419**. The 2011 Census counted **14 people in 4 households**, the 270th largest of 281 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 85.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 78.0%.

- 14people (2011)
- 4households
- 85.7%literacy
- 577419PIN code

## Kathuru PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code577419
- Gram panchayatGendla
- Community development blockSorab
- Census village code607467

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

## How far is Kathuru from nearby towns?

- Sorab (sub-district HQ)18 km by road
- Shimoga (district HQ)108 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 Kathuru?

4 services counted by the Census are inside Kathuru; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary school5–10 km · Kerekoppa
- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Anavatti
- ○Degree college10+ km · Sorab
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Sorab
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

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 Kathuru known for?

The main crops are **maize and cotton**. About 42% of the 137 hectares of village land is sown, and 50 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 Kathuru

Of every 100 households in Kathuru in 2011, 75 had electricity, 25 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 100 had a mobile phone, 25 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Kathuru · ■ Sorab rural average

Electricity for lighting ****75%**

**85%

Toilet within the home ****25%**

**52%

No toilet (open defecation) ****75%**

**47%

Tap water ****0%**

**53%

Drinking water within premises ****75%**

**31%

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

**7%

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

**90%

Use banking services ****50%**

**69%

Television ****25%**

**45%

Mobile phone ****100%**

**57%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****25%**

**17%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****0%**

**18%

Own their home ****50%**

**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 Kathuru?

■ Kathuru · ■ Sorab rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****85.7%**

**78.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****556**

**984

Working population ****50.0%**

**52.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 88.9% for men and 80.0% for women. 44% of men and 60% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 3 (43%) · **■** Farm labourers 2 (29%) · **■** Marginal 2 (29%)

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

- Badanakatte20 people
- Ujjanipura19 people
- Halaghatta17 people
- Goggehalli15 people
- Nandigudde13 people
- Sannamane12 people
- Shanthapura12 people
- Shanthakoppa6 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Kathuru?577419
- How far is Kathuru from Shimoga?108 km by road
- What is the population of Kathuru?14 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kathuru in?Shimoga district (Sorab sub-district), Karnataka
- What is the literacy rate of Kathuru?85.7% (Census 2011)