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

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Village · Sorab, Shimoga 

# Kerekoppa

Kerekoppa is a village in Sorab sub-district of Shimoga district, Karnataka, PIN code **577417**. The 2011 Census counted **329 people in 73 households**, the 188th largest of 281 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 92.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 78.0%.

- 329people (2011)
- 73households
- 92.3%literacy
- 577417PIN code

## Kerekoppa PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Kerekoppa is 577417.** Kerekoppa falls in Sorab sub-district, Shimoga district, Karnataka.

- PIN code577417
- Gram panchayatThavanandi
- Community development blockSorab
- Census village code607628

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

## How far is Kerekoppa from nearby towns?

- Sorab (sub-district HQ)14 km by road
- Shimoga (district HQ)110 km by road
- Sorab (nearest town)14 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 Kerekoppa?

5 services counted by the Census are inside Kerekoppa; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Sorab
- ○Degree college10+ km · Sorab
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Sorab
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ 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 · 12 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 Kerekoppa known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 32% of the 296 hectares of village land is sown, and 53 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 Kerekoppa

Of every 100 households in Kerekoppa in 2011, 86 had electricity, 81 a toilet at home and 18 cooked with LPG; 37 had a mobile phone, 38 a two-wheeler and 8 a car.

■ Kerekoppa · ■ Sorab rural average

Electricity for lighting ****86%**

**85%

Toilet within the home ****81%**

**52%

No toilet (open defecation) ****19%**

**47%

Tap water ****0%**

**53%

Drinking water within premises ****64%**

**31%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****18%**

**7%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****75%**

**90%

Use banking services ****82%**

**69%

Television ****58%**

**45%

Mobile phone ****37%**

**57%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****38%**

**17%

Car / jeep / van ****8%**

**2%

None of these assets ****7%**

**18%

Own their home ****97%**

**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 Kerekoppa?

■ Kerekoppa · ■ Sorab rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****92.3%**

**78.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1031**

**984

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1571**

**973

Working population ****61.4%**

**52.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 94.8% for men and 89.7% for women. 64% of men and 59% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 30 (15%) · **■** Farm labourers 125 (62%) · **■** Household industry 27 (13%) · **■** Other work 10 (5%) · **■** Marginal 10 (5%)

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

- Nadavadaholekatte348 people
- Maruru346 people
- Thuilikoppa343 people
- Gunda Setti Koppa331 people
- Malekoppa329 people
- Thyavagodu327 people
- Kappagalale318 people
- Chilanuru313 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Kerekoppa?577417
- How far is Kerekoppa from Shimoga?110 km by road
- What is the population of Kerekoppa?329 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kerekoppa in?Shimoga district (Sorab sub-district), Karnataka
- What is the literacy rate of Kerekoppa?92.3% (Census 2011)