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

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Village · Sorab, Shimoga 

# Kumsi

Kumsi is a village in Sorab sub-district of Shimoga district, Karnataka, PIN code **577423**. The 2011 Census counted **464 people in 100 households**, the 136th largest of 281 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 81.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 78.0%.

- 464people (2011)
- 100households
- 81.6%literacy
- 577423PIN code

## Kumsi PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Kumsi is 577423.** Kumsi falls in Sorab sub-district, Shimoga district, Karnataka.

- PIN code577423
- Gram panchayatBiluvani
- Community development blockSorab
- Census village code607584

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

## How far is Kumsi from nearby towns?

- Sorab (sub-district HQ)12 km by road
- Shimoga (district HQ)88 km by road
- Sorab (nearest town)12 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 Kumsi?

5 services counted by the Census are inside Kumsi; 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
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Sorab
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Shiralakoppa
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Sorab
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 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 and hand pumps
- 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 Kumsi known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 59% of the 297 hectares of village land is sown, and 59 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 Kumsi

Of every 100 households in Kumsi in 2011, 98 had electricity, 44 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 65 had a mobile phone, 18 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Kumsi · ■ Sorab rural average

Electricity for lighting ****98%**

**85%

Toilet within the home ****44%**

**52%

No toilet (open defecation) ****56%**

**47%

Tap water ****96%**

**53%

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

**31%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**7%

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

**90%

Use banking services ****96%**

**69%

Television ****57%**

**45%

Mobile phone ****65%**

**57%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****18%**

**17%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****12%**

**18%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Kumsi?

■ Kumsi · ■ Sorab rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****81.6%**

**78.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****933**

**984

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000**

**973

Working population ****58.6%**

**52.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 85.3% for men and 77.6% for women. 65% of men and 52% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 126 (46%) · **■** Farm labourers 79 (29%) · **■** Other work 13 (5%) · **■** Marginal 54 (20%)

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

- Chikkavali476 people
- Chikkachowti472 people
- Barige471 people
- Induvalli467 people
- Mudagodu463 people
- Jambehalli455 people
- Dyavanahalli454 people
- Devathikoppa450 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Kumsi?577423
- How far is Kumsi from Shimoga?88 km by road
- What is the population of Kumsi?464 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kumsi in?Shimoga district (Sorab sub-district), Karnataka
- What is the literacy rate of Kumsi?81.6% (Census 2011)