# Thandige Village, Sorab, Shimoga (Karnataka) – PIN Code

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Village · Sorab, Shimoga 

# Thandige

Thandige is a village in Sorab sub-district of Shimoga district, Karnataka, PIN code **577429**. The 2011 Census counted **477 people in 120 households**, the 131st largest of 281 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 75.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 78.0%.

- 477people (2011)
- 120households
- 75.4%literacy
- 577429PIN code

## Thandige PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code577429
- Gram panchayatHeche
- Community development blockSorab
- Census village code607551

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

## How far is Thandige from nearby towns?

- Sorab (sub-district HQ)6 km by road
- Shimoga (district HQ)94 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 Thandige?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Thandige; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Sorab
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Sorab
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Sorab
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water and hand pumps
- Electricity (2011)14 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 Thandige known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 16% of the 474 hectares of village land is sown, and 54 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 Thandige

Of every 100 households in Thandige in 2011, 83 had electricity, 42 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 39 had a mobile phone, 18 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Thandige · ■ Sorab rural average

Electricity for lighting ****83%**

**85%

Toilet within the home ****42%**

**52%

No toilet (open defecation) ****58%**

**47%

Tap water ****0%**

**53%

Drinking water within premises ****23%**

**31%

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

**7%

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

**90%

Use banking services ****89%**

**69%

Television ****34%**

**45%

Mobile phone ****39%**

**57%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****18%**

**17%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**2%

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

**18%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Thandige?

■ Thandige · ■ Sorab rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****75.4%**

**78.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1013**

**984

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****727**

**973

Working population ****63.3%**

**52.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 83.3% for men and 67.9% for women. 64% of men and 62% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 98 (32%) · **■** Farm labourers 16 (5%) · **■** Other work 4 (1%) · **■** Marginal 184 (61%)

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

- Kuntagalale500 people
- Kasaraguppe499 people
- Pura493 people
- Karekoppa484 people
- Chikkavali476 people
- Chikkachowti472 people
- Barige471 people
- Induvalli467 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Thandige?577429
- How far is Thandige from Shimoga?94 km by road
- What is the population of Thandige?477 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Thandige in?Shimoga district (Sorab sub-district), Karnataka
- What is the literacy rate of Thandige?75.4% (Census 2011)