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

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Village · Sorab, Shimoga 

# Kolgunisi

Kolgunisi is a village in Sorab sub-district of Shimoga district, Karnataka, PIN code **577428**. The 2011 Census counted **511 people in 120 households**, the 125th largest of 281 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 76.3%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 78.0%.

- 511people (2011)
- 120households
- 76.3%literacy
- 577428PIN code

## Kolgunisi PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Kolgunisi is 577428.** Kolgunisi falls in Sorab sub-district, Shimoga district, Karnataka.

- PIN code577428
- Gram panchayatBiluvani
- Community development blockSorab
- Census village code607590

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

## How far is Kolgunisi from nearby towns?

- Sorab (sub-district HQ)14 km by road
- Shimoga (district HQ)76 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 Kolgunisi?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Kolgunisi; 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
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Sorab
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Shiralakoppa
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Sorab
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 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 and tube wells / boreholes
- 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 Kolgunisi known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 37% of the 486 hectares of village land is sown, and 84 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 Kolgunisi

Of every 100 households in Kolgunisi in 2011, 66 had electricity, 59 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 76 had a mobile phone, 18 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Kolgunisi · ■ Sorab rural average

Electricity for lighting ****66%**

**85%

Toilet within the home ****59%**

**52%

No toilet (open defecation) ****41%**

**47%

Tap water ****0%**

**53%

Drinking water within premises ****5%**

**31%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**7%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**90%

Use banking services ****48%**

**69%

Television ****47%**

**45%

Mobile phone ****76%**

**57%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****18%**

**17%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**2%

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

**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 Kolgunisi?

■ Kolgunisi · ■ Sorab rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****76.3%**

**78.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1012**

**984

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1125**

**973

Working population ****44.8%**

**52.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 82.0% for men and 70.6% for women. 67% of men and 23% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 87 (38%) · **■** Farm labourers 6 (3%) · **■** Other work 2 (1%) · **■** Marginal 134 (59%)

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

- Banadakoppa527 people
- Belavantanakoppa526 people
- Kaisodi515 people
- Nadavadadodderi513 people
- Malalikoppa511 people
- Kuntagalale500 people
- Kasaraguppe499 people
- Pura493 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Kolgunisi?577428
- How far is Kolgunisi from Shimoga?76 km by road
- What is the population of Kolgunisi?511 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kolgunisi in?Shimoga district (Sorab sub-district), Karnataka
- What is the literacy rate of Kolgunisi?76.3% (Census 2011)