Village · Sorab, Shimoga # Kuppagadde Kuppagadde is a village in Sorab sub-district of Shimoga district, Karnataka, PIN code 577429. The 2011 Census counted 3,541 people in 780 households, the 3rd largest of 281 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 89.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 78.0%. - 3,541 people (2011) - 780 households - 89.2% literacy - 577429 PIN code ## Kuppagadde PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Kuppagadde is 577429. Kuppagadde falls in Sorab sub-district, Shimoga district, Karnataka. - PIN code 577429 - Gram panchayat Kuppagadde - Community development block Sorab - Census village code 607484 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Kuppagadde from nearby towns? - Sorab (sub-district HQ) 18 km by road - Shimoga (district HQ) 117 km by road - Sorab (nearest town) 18 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Kuppagadde? 23 services counted by the Census are inside Kuppagadde; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Pre-primary school In village · 1 govt · 1 private - ● Primary school In village · 4 govt - ● Middle school In village · 1 govt - ● Secondary school In village · 1 govt - ● Primary health centre In village · 1 · 1 doctors - ● Health sub-centre In village · 1 - ● Maternity & child welfare centre In village · 1 · 1 doctors - ● TB clinic In village · 1 · 1 doctors - ● Veterinary hospital In village · 1 · 1 doctors - ● Family welfare centre In village · 1 - ● Sub post office In village - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Public bus service In village - ● Private bus service In village - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Commercial bank In village - ● Agricultural credit society In village - ● Ration (PDS) shop In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● Sports field In village - ● Public library In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Sorab - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Sorab - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Sorab - ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km - ○ Dispensary 10+ km - ○ Post office 5–10 km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 10+ km - ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking water treated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011) 10 h summer · 8 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Kuppagadde known for? The main crops are paddy and cotton. About 53% of the 1,830 hectares of village land is sown, and 443 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Kuppagadde Of every 100 households in Kuppagadde in 2011, 94 had electricity, 64 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 57 had a mobile phone, 17 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Kuppagadde · ■ Sorab rural average - Electricity for lighting 94% 85% - Toilet within the home 64% 52% - No toilet (open defecation) 36% 47% - Tap water 85% 53% - Drinking water within premises 73% 31% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 4% 7% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 95% 90% - Use banking services 87% 69% - Television 54% 45% - Mobile phone 57% 57% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 17% 17% - Car / jeep / van 2% 2% - None of these assets 14% 18% - Own their home 92% 94% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Kuppagadde? ■ Kuppagadde · ■ Sorab rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 89.2% 78.0% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 980 984 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 980 973 - Working population 51.8% 52.1% ### Women and men Literacy is 93.8% for men and 84.5% for women. 63% of men and 40% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 767 (42%) · ■ Farm labourers 316 (17%) · ■ Household industry 44 (2%) · ■ Other work 131 (7%) · ■ Marginal 575 (31%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Sorab - Anavatti 8,795 people - Udri 4,362 people - Halesoraba 3,515 people - Kodakani 3,274 people - Chandraguthi 3,083 people - Mudidoddikoppa 3,069 people All 306 villages in Sorab ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Kuppagadde? 577429 - How far is Kuppagadde from Shimoga? 117 km by road - What is the population of Kuppagadde? 3,541 (Census 2011) - Which district is Kuppagadde in? Shimoga district (Sorab sub-district), Karnataka - What is the literacy rate of Kuppagadde? 89.2% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/shimoga/sorab/kuppagadde/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.