# Kummuru Village, Sorab, Shimoga (Karnataka) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Sorab, Shimoga 

# Kummuru

Kummuru is a village in Sorab sub-district of Shimoga district, Karnataka, PIN code **577429**. The 2011 Census counted **449 people in 99 households**, the 141st largest of 281 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 82.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 78.0%.

- 449people (2011)
- 99households
- 82.2%literacy
- 577429PIN code

## Kummuru PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code577429
- Gram panchayatUdri
- Community development blockSorab
- Census village code607481

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

## How far is Kummuru from nearby towns?

- Sorab (sub-district HQ)5 km by road
- Shimoga (district HQ)96 km by road
- Sorab (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 Kummuru?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Sorab
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Sorab
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Sorab
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 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, covered wells, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)6 h summer · 4 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 Kummuru known for?

The main crops are **paddy and cotton**. About 67% of the 205 hectares of village land is sown, and 94 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 Kummuru

Of every 100 households in Kummuru in 2011, 81 had electricity, 58 a toilet at home and 7 cooked with LPG; 72 had a mobile phone, 24 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Kummuru · ■ Sorab rural average

Electricity for lighting ****81%**

**85%

Toilet within the home ****58%**

**52%

No toilet (open defecation) ****42%**

**47%

Tap water ****90%**

**53%

Drinking water within premises ****63%**

**31%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****7%**

**7%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****90%**

**90%

Use banking services ****50%**

**69%

Television ****45%**

**45%

Mobile phone ****72%**

**57%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****24%**

**17%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****14%**

**18%

Own their home ****84%**

**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 Kummuru?

■ Kummuru · ■ Sorab rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****82.2%**

**78.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****987**

**984

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****867**

**973

Working population ****46.8%**

**52.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 84.2% for men and 80.2% for women. 69% of men and 24% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 156 (74%) · **■** Farm labourers 35 (17%) · **■** Other work 16 (8%) · **■** Marginal 3 (1%)

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

- Mudagodu463 people
- Jambehalli455 people
- Dyavanahalli454 people
- Devathikoppa450 people
- Kulavalli446 people
- Hasavi444 people
- Hunavalli437 people
- Mangalore433 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Kummuru?577429
- How far is Kummuru from Shimoga?96 km by road
- What is the population of Kummuru?449 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kummuru in?Shimoga district (Sorab sub-district), Karnataka
- What is the literacy rate of Kummuru?82.2% (Census 2011)