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

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Village · Sorab, Shimoga 

# Korakodu

Korakodu is a village in Sorab sub-district of Shimoga district, Karnataka, PIN code **577429**. The 2011 Census counted **684 people in 157 households**, the 93rd largest of 281 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 97.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 78.0%.

- 684people (2011)
- 157households
- 97.1%literacy
- 577429PIN code

## Korakodu PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code577429
- Gram panchayatKuppagadde
- Community development blockSorab
- Census village code607483

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

## How far is Korakodu from nearby towns?

- Sorab (sub-district HQ)16 km by road
- Shimoga (district HQ)117 km by road
- Sorab (nearest town)16 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 Korakodu?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Korakodu; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Sorab
- ○Degree college10+ km · Sagara
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Sagara
- ○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 bankunder 5 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)11 h summer · 11 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 Korakodu known for?

The main crops are **paddy and cotton**. About 42% of the 754 hectares of village land is sown, and 210 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 Korakodu

Of every 100 households in Korakodu in 2011, 94 had electricity, 89 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 65 had a mobile phone, 14 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Korakodu · ■ Sorab rural average

Electricity for lighting ****94%**

**85%

Toilet within the home ****89%**

**52%

No toilet (open defecation) ****11%**

**47%

Tap water ****0%**

**53%

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

**31%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%**

**7%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****95%**

**90%

Use banking services ****5%**

**69%

Television ****30%**

**45%

Mobile phone ****65%**

**57%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****14%**

**17%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**2%

None of these assets ****9%**

**18%

Own their home ****96%**

**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 Korakodu?

■ Korakodu · ■ Sorab rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****97.1%**

**78.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1036**

**984

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1179**

**973

Working population ****34.5%**

**52.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 99.4% for men and 94.9% for women. 65% of men and 5% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 176 (75%) · **■** Farm labourers 47 (20%) · **■** Other work 13 (6%)

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

- Guduginakoppa701 people
- Bankasana700 people
- Bettadakurli700 people
- Yelasi699 people
- Kaliggeri680 people
- Thalaguppa672 people
- Hesari671 people
- Hosahalli659 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Korakodu?577429
- How far is Korakodu from Shimoga?117 km by road
- What is the population of Korakodu?684 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Korakodu in?Shimoga district (Sorab sub-district), Karnataka
- What is the literacy rate of Korakodu?97.1% (Census 2011)