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

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Village · Sorab, Shimoga 

# Muguru

Muguru is a village in Sorab sub-district of Shimoga district, Karnataka, PIN code **577413**. The 2011 Census counted **1,210 people in 266 households**, the 39th largest of 281 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 76.7%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 78.0%.

- 1,210people (2011)
- 266households
- 76.7%literacy
- 577413PIN code

## Muguru PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Muguru is 577413.** Muguru falls in Sorab sub-district, Shimoga district, Karnataka.

- PIN code577413
- Gram panchayatAgasanahalli
- Community development blockSorab
- Census village code607405

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

## How far is Muguru from nearby towns?

- Sorab (sub-district HQ)26 km by road
- Shimoga (district HQ)105 km by road
- Sorab (nearest town)26 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 Muguru?

13 services counted by the Census are inside Muguru; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Public libraryIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Anavatti
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Anavatti
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Sorab
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)16 h summer · 14 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 Muguru known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 72% of the 512 hectares of village land is sown, and 246 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 Muguru

Of every 100 households in Muguru in 2011, 95 had electricity, 22 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 66 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Muguru · ■ Sorab rural average

Electricity for lighting ****95%**

**85%

Toilet within the home ****22%**

**52%

No toilet (open defecation) ****78%**

**47%

Tap water ****100%**

**53%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**31%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**7%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**90%

Use banking services ****69%**

**69%

Television ****42%**

**45%

Mobile phone ****66%**

**57%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**17%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****13%**

**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 Muguru?

■ Muguru · ■ Sorab rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****76.7%**

**78.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****980**

**984

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****901**

**973

Working population ****56.7%**

**52.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 81.6% for men and 71.9% for women. 61% of men and 52% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 141 (21%) · **■** Farm labourers 518 (76%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 7 (1%) · **■** Marginal 19 (3%)

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

- Thelagunda1,228 people
- Bennigere1,220 people
- Bennuru1,216 people
- Agasanahalli1,211 people
- Chikkadagodu1,204 people
- Neralige1,174 people
- Harishi1,169 people
- Andavalli1,145 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Muguru?577413
- How far is Muguru from Shimoga?105 km by road
- What is the population of Muguru?1,210 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Muguru in?Shimoga district (Sorab sub-district), Karnataka
- What is the literacy rate of Muguru?76.7% (Census 2011)