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

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Village · Sorab, Shimoga 

# Sarekoppa

Sarekoppa is a village in Sorab sub-district of Shimoga district, Karnataka, PIN code **577429**. The 2011 Census counted **850 people in 197 households**, the 74th largest of 281 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 80.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 78.0%.

- 850people (2011)
- 197households
- 80.9%literacy
- 577429PIN code

## Sarekoppa PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code577429
- Gram panchayatThavanandi
- Community development blockSorab
- Census village code607473

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

## How far is Sarekoppa from nearby towns?

- Sorab (sub-district HQ)12 km by road
- Shimoga (district HQ)107 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 Sarekoppa?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Sarekoppa; 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
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Sorab
- ○Degree college10+ km · Sorab
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Sorab
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 7 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 Sarekoppa known for?

The main crops are **paddy and cotton**. About 15% of the 805 hectares of village land is sown, and 69 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 Sarekoppa

Of every 100 households in Sarekoppa in 2011, 78 had electricity, 35 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 60 had a mobile phone, 17 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Sarekoppa · ■ Sorab rural average

Electricity for lighting ****78%**

**85%

Toilet within the home ****35%**

**52%

No toilet (open defecation) ****65%**

**47%

Tap water ****39%**

**53%

Drinking water within premises ****34%**

**31%

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

**7%

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

**90%

Use banking services ****11%**

**69%

Television ****44%**

**45%

Mobile phone ****60%**

**57%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****17%**

**17%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**2%

None of these assets ****16%**

**18%

Own their home ****97%**

**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 Sarekoppa?

■ Sarekoppa · ■ Sorab rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****80.9%**

**78.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****954**

**984

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****780**

**973

Working population ****58.6%**

**52.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 89.1% for men and 72.6% for women. 63% of men and 54% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 310 (62%) · **■** Farm labourers 37 (7%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 6 (1%) · **■** Marginal 144 (29%)

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

- Hosuru864 people
- Yalavala859 people
- Yalavalli858 people
- Telagundli854 people
- Kodikoppa848 people
- Kyasanuru844 people
- Thudanuru832 people
- Andige814 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Sarekoppa?577429
- How far is Sarekoppa from Shimoga?107 km by road
- What is the population of Sarekoppa?850 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sarekoppa in?Shimoga district (Sorab sub-district), Karnataka
- What is the literacy rate of Sarekoppa?80.9% (Census 2011)