# Thavanandi Village, Sorab, Shimoga (Karnataka) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/shimoga/sorab/thavanandi/ Village · Sorab, Shimoga # Thavanandi Thavanandi is a village in Sorab sub-district of Shimoga district, Karnataka, PIN code **577429**. The 2011 Census counted **1,457 people in 318 households**, the 27th largest of 281 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 79.2%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 78.0%. - 1,457people (2011) - 318households - 79.2%literacy - 577429PIN code ## Thavanandi PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Thavanandi is 577429.** Thavanandi falls in Sorab sub-district, Shimoga district, Karnataka. - PIN code577429 - Gram panchayatThavanandi - Community development blockSorab - Census village code607476 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Thavanandi from nearby towns? - Sorab (sub-district HQ)8 km by road - Shimoga (district HQ)104 km by road - Sorab (nearest town)8 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 Thavanandi? 16 services counted by the Census are inside Thavanandi; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn 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 - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)10 h summer · 8 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 Thavanandi known for? The main crops are **paddy and cotton**. About 16% of the 1,074 hectares of village land is sown, and 84 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 Thavanandi Of every 100 households in Thavanandi in 2011, 86 had electricity, 73 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 43 had a mobile phone, 16 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Thavanandi · ■ Sorab rural average Electricity for lighting ****86%** **85% Toilet within the home ****73%** **52% No toilet (open defecation) ****27%** **47% Tap water ****78%** **53% Drinking water within premises ****28%** **31% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%** **7% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%** **90% Use banking services ****25%** **69% Television ****50%** **45% Mobile phone ****43%** **57% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****16%** **17% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **2% None of these assets ****16%** **18% Own their home ****96%** **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 Thavanandi? ■ Thavanandi · ■ Sorab rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****79.2%** **78.0% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1015** **984 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****951** **973 Working population ****56.7%** **52.1% ### Women and men Literacy is 87.7% for men and 70.9% for women. 63% of men and 51% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 303 (37%) · **■** Farm labourers 61 (7%) · **■** Household industry 5 (1%) · **■** Other work 51 (6%) · **■** Marginal 406 (49%) 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 - Kamanavalli1,543 people - Nyarshi1,540 people - Gudavi1,536 people - Duguru1,461 people - Kerehalli1,434 people - Ulavi1,405 people - Thoravanda1,380 people - Kamaruru1,350 people [All 306 villages in Sorab](https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/shimoga/sorab/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Thavanandi?577429 - How far is Thavanandi from Shimoga?104 km by road - What is the population of Thavanandi?1,457 (Census 2011) - Which district is Thavanandi in?Shimoga district (Sorab sub-district), Karnataka - What is the literacy rate of Thavanandi?79.2% (Census 2011)