# Araga Village, Tirthahalli, Shimoga (Karnataka) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/shimoga/tirthahalli/araga/ Village · Tirthahalli, Shimoga # Araga Araga is a village in Tirthahalli sub-district of Shimoga district, Karnataka, PIN code **577414**. The 2011 Census counted **859 people in 236 households**, the 38th largest of 245 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 83.0%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 82.1%. - 859people (2011) - 236households - 83.0%literacy - 577414PIN code ## Araga PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Araga is 577414.** Araga falls in Tirthahalli sub-district, Shimoga district, Karnataka. - PIN code577414 - Gram panchayatAraga - Community development blockTirthahalli - Census village code608189 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Araga from nearby towns? - Tirthahalli (sub-district HQ)9 km by road - Shimoga (district HQ)69 km by road - Tirthahalli (nearest town)9 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 Araga? 22 services counted by the Census are inside Araga; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Senior secondary 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 - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 - ●Post officeIn village - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Commercial bankIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree college5–10 km · Thirthalli - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Thirthalli - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public libraryunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated 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 Araga known for? The main crops are **paddy**. Products made here include garments and rice mill. About 44% of the 216 hectares of village land is sown, and 26 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 Araga Of every 100 households in Araga in 2011, 90 had electricity, 77 a toilet at home and 27 cooked with LPG; 64 had a mobile phone, 25 a two-wheeler and 4 a car. ■ Araga · ■ Tirthahalli rural average Electricity for lighting ****90%** **89% Toilet within the home ****77%** **71% No toilet (open defecation) ****23%** **29% Tap water ****49%** **22% Drinking water within premises ****58%** **37% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****27%** **19% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****71%** **79% Use banking services ****61%** **81% Television ****53%** **56% Mobile phone ****64%** **59% Computer with internet ****1%** **1% Two-wheeler ****25%** **24% Car / jeep / van ****4%** **6% None of these assets ****23%** **10% Own their home ****87%** **93% 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 Araga? ■ Araga · ■ Tirthahalli rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****83.0%** **82.1% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****975** **1030 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1103** **944 Working population ****55.5%** **51.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 89.4% for men and 76.3% for women. 64% of men and 47% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 34 (7%) · **■** Farm labourers 194 (41%) · **■** Household industry 14 (3%) · **■** Other work 168 (35%) · **■** Marginal 67 (14%) 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 Tirthahalli - Jambetalluru905 people - Harogolige897 people - Melige882 people - Devangi865 people - Mallesara853 people - Yogimalali821 people - Kyadigere802 people - Hosaagrahara795 people [All 247 villages in Tirthahalli](https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/shimoga/tirthahalli/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Araga?577414 - How far is Araga from Shimoga?69 km by road - What is the population of Araga?859 (Census 2011) - Which district is Araga in?Shimoga district (Tirthahalli sub-district), Karnataka - What is the literacy rate of Araga?83.0% (Census 2011)