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

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Village · Sorab, Shimoga 

# Oturu

Oturu is a village in Sorab sub-district of Shimoga district, Karnataka, PIN code **577429**. The 2011 Census counted **924 people in 237 households**, the 60th largest of 281 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 87.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 78.0%.

- 924people (2011)
- 237households
- 87.5%literacy
- 577429PIN code

## Oturu PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code577429
- Gram panchayatHalesorab
- Community development blockSorab
- Census village code607557

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

## How far is Oturu from nearby towns?

- Sorab (sub-district HQ)6 km by road
- Shimoga (district HQ)96 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 Oturu?

15 services counted by the Census are inside Oturu; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●TB clinicIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Sorab
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Sorab
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Sorab
- ○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, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- 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 Oturu known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 32% of the 528 hectares of village land is sown, and 70 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 Oturu

Of every 100 households in Oturu in 2011, 100 had electricity, 97 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 92 had a mobile phone, 23 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Oturu · ■ Sorab rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**85%

Toilet within the home ****97%**

**52%

No toilet (open defecation) ****3%**

**47%

Tap water ****0%**

**53%

Drinking water within premises ****94%**

**31%

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

**7%

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

**90%

Use banking services ****99%**

**69%

Television ****63%**

**45%

Mobile phone ****92%**

**57%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****23%**

**17%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**2%

None of these assets ****3%**

**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 Oturu?

■ Oturu · ■ Sorab rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****87.5%**

**78.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****941**

**984

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****951**

**973

Working population ****63.0%**

**52.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 92.8% for men and 81.8% for women. 64% of men and 62% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 408 (70%) · **■** Farm labourers 57 (10%) · **■** Other work 7 (1%) · **■** Marginal 110 (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

- Dwarahalli943 people
- Nadahalli939 people
- Hurali Koppa938 people
- Malalagadde930 people
- Bennuru920 people
- Guddekoppa918 people
- Basuru913 people
- Mavali912 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Oturu?577429
- How far is Oturu from Shimoga?96 km by road
- What is the population of Oturu?924 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Oturu in?Shimoga district (Sorab sub-district), Karnataka
- What is the literacy rate of Oturu?87.5% (Census 2011)