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

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Village · Sorab, Shimoga 

# Kuppe

Kuppe is a village in Sorab sub-district of Shimoga district, Karnataka, PIN code **577434**. The 2011 Census counted **216 people in 54 households**, the 217th largest of 281 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 92.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 78.0%.

- 216people (2011)
- 54households
- 92.9%literacy
- 577434PIN code

## Kuppe PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Kuppe is 577434.** Kuppe falls in Sorab sub-district, Shimoga district, Karnataka.

- PIN code577434
- Gram panchayatHeggodu
- Community development blockSorab
- Census village code607618

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

## How far is Kuppe from nearby towns?

- Sorab (sub-district HQ)6 km by road
- Shimoga (district HQ)90 km by road
- Sorab (nearest town)6 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 Kuppe?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn 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
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)16 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 Kuppe known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 35% of the 376 hectares of village land is sown, and 93 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 Kuppe

Of every 100 households in Kuppe in 2011, 93 had electricity, 86 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 93 had a mobile phone, 34 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Kuppe · ■ Sorab rural average

Electricity for lighting ****93%**

**85%

Toilet within the home ****86%**

**52%

No toilet (open defecation) ****14%**

**47%

Tap water ****0%**

**53%

Drinking water within premises ****29%**

**31%

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

**7%

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

**90%

Use banking services ****98%**

**69%

Television ****69%**

**45%

Mobile phone ****93%**

**57%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****34%**

**17%

Car / jeep / van ****4%**

**2%

None of these assets ****6%**

**18%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Kuppe?

■ Kuppe · ■ Sorab rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****92.9%**

**78.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1097**

**984

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****538**

**973

Working population ****43.1%**

**52.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 97.8% for men and 88.7% for women. 71% of men and 18% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 61 (66%) · **■** Farm labourers 3 (3%) · **■** Other work 11 (12%) · **■** Marginal 18 (19%)

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

- Mavinaballikoppa226 people
- Vittalapura226 people
- Holekoppa224 people
- Mangapura217 people
- Devarahosakoppa215 people
- Ramagondanakoppa203 people
- Karadigere199 people
- Kolisalu198 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Kuppe?577434
- How far is Kuppe from Shimoga?90 km by road
- What is the population of Kuppe?216 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kuppe in?Shimoga district (Sorab sub-district), Karnataka
- What is the literacy rate of Kuppe?92.9% (Census 2011)