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

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Village · Sorab, Shimoga 

# Kavadi

Kavadi is a village in Sorab sub-district of Shimoga district, Karnataka, PIN code **577447**. The 2011 Census counted **543 people in 110 households**, the 119th largest of 281 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 77.3%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 78.0%.

- 543people (2011)
- 110households
- 77.3%literacy
- 577447PIN code

## Kavadi PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code577447
- Gram panchayatChittur
- Community development blockSorab
- Census village code607664

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

## How far is Kavadi from nearby towns?

- Sorab (sub-district HQ)25 km by road
- Shimoga (district HQ)78 km by road
- Siralkoppa (nearest town)5 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 Kavadi?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Kavadi; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

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

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Ulavi
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Shiralakappa
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Siralkoppa
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 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 · 10 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 Kavadi known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 31% of the 591 hectares of village land is sown, and 105 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 Kavadi

Of every 100 households in Kavadi in 2011, 90 had electricity, 48 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 58 had a mobile phone, 14 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Kavadi · ■ Sorab rural average

Electricity for lighting ****90%**

**85%

Toilet within the home ****48%**

**52%

No toilet (open defecation) ****52%**

**47%

Tap water ****0%**

**53%

Drinking water within premises ****1%**

**31%

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

**7%

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

**90%

Use banking services ****45%**

**69%

Television ****54%**

**45%

Mobile phone ****58%**

**57%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****14%**

**17%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****12%**

**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 Kavadi?

■ Kavadi · ■ Sorab rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****77.3%**

**78.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****892**

**984

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****946**

**973

Working population ****64.6%**

**52.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 84.0% for men and 69.7% for women. 70% of men and 59% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 163 (46%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 12 (3%) · **■** Marginal 175 (50%)

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

- Arethelagadde577 people
- Chikkabburu564 people
- Chikkashakuna560 people
- Manamane544 people
- Chikkasavi531 people
- Banadakoppa527 people
- Belavantanakoppa526 people
- Kaisodi515 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Kavadi?577447
- How far is Kavadi from Shimoga?78 km by road
- What is the population of Kavadi?543 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kavadi in?Shimoga district (Sorab sub-district), Karnataka
- What is the literacy rate of Kavadi?77.3% (Census 2011)