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

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Village · Sorab, Shimoga 

# Kulaga

Kulaga is a village in Sorab sub-district of Shimoga district, Karnataka, PIN code **577419**. The 2011 Census counted **422 people in 86 households**, the 152nd largest of 281 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 76.5%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 78.0%.

- 422people (2011)
- 86households
- 76.5%literacy
- 577419PIN code

## Kulaga PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code577419
- Gram panchayatDyavanahalli
- Community development blockSorab
- Census village code607460

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

## How far is Kulaga from nearby towns?

- Sorab (sub-district HQ)15 km by road
- Shimoga (district HQ)110 km by road
- Sorab (nearest town)15 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 Kulaga?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Kulaga; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

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

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Sorab
- ○Degree college10+ km · Shimoga
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Shimoga
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)18 h summer · 24 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 Kulaga known for?

The main crops are **paddy and cotton**. About 27% of the 570 hectares of village land is sown, and 98 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 Kulaga

Of every 100 households in Kulaga in 2011, 81 had electricity, 27 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 44 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Kulaga · ■ Sorab rural average

Electricity for lighting ****81%**

**85%

Toilet within the home ****27%**

**52%

No toilet (open defecation) ****73%**

**47%

Tap water ****11%**

**53%

Drinking water within premises ****7%**

**31%

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

**7%

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

**90%

Use banking services ****100%**

**69%

Television ****45%**

**45%

Mobile phone ****44%**

**57%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**17%

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

**2%

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

**18%

Own their home ****95%**

**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 Kulaga?

■ Kulaga · ■ Sorab rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****76.5%**

**78.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****991**

**984

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1048**

**973

Working population ****62.3%**

**52.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 87.4% for men and 65.4% for women. 67% of men and 57% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 239 (91%) · **■** Farm labourers 9 (3%) · **■** Household industry 2 (1%) · **■** Other work 7 (3%) · **■** Marginal 6 (2%)

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

- Haruru428 people
- Thekkuru428 people
- Jogihalli427 people
- Byrekoppa426 people
- Kuduregani421 people
- Nalluru419 people
- Kakkarasi418 people
- Arekoppa417 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Kulaga?577419
- How far is Kulaga from Shimoga?110 km by road
- What is the population of Kulaga?422 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kulaga in?Shimoga district (Sorab sub-district), Karnataka
- What is the literacy rate of Kulaga?76.5% (Census 2011)