# Bandya Village, Tirthahalli, Shimoga (Karnataka) – PIN Code

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Village · Tirthahalli, Shimoga 

# Bandya

Bandya is a village in Tirthahalli sub-district of Shimoga district, Karnataka, PIN code **577418**. The 2011 Census counted **516 people in 128 households**, the 86th largest of 245 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 82.5%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 82.1%.

- 516people (2011)
- 128households
- 82.5%literacy
- 577418PIN code

## Bandya PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Bandya is 577418.** Bandya falls in Tirthahalli sub-district, Shimoga district, Karnataka.

- PIN code577418
- Gram panchayatAralasurali
- Community development blockTirthahalli
- Census village code608093

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

## How far is Bandya from nearby towns?

- Tirthahalli (sub-district HQ)12 km by road
- Shimoga (district HQ)82 km by road
- Tirthahalli (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 Bandya?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Bandya; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Araga
- ○Degree college10+ km · Tirthahalli
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Thirthahalli
- ○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) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- 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 Bandya known for?

The main crops are **arecanut**. About 25% of the 477 hectares of village land is sown, and 65 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 Bandya

Of every 100 households in Bandya in 2011, 95 had electricity, 74 a toilet at home and 7 cooked with LPG; 32 had a mobile phone, 17 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Bandya · ■ Tirthahalli rural average

Electricity for lighting ****95%**

**89%

Toilet within the home ****74%**

**71%

No toilet (open defecation) ****26%**

**29%

Tap water ****22%**

**22%

Drinking water within premises ****28%**

**37%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****7%**

**19%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****91%**

**79%

Use banking services ****93%**

**81%

Television ****52%**

**56%

Mobile phone ****32%**

**59%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****17%**

**24%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**6%

None of these assets ****11%**

**10%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Bandya?

■ Bandya · ■ Tirthahalli rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****82.5%**

**82.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1159**

**1030

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000**

**944

Working population ****62.4%**

**51.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 90.2% for men and 75.9% for women. 64% of men and 61% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 167 (52%) · **■** Farm labourers 5 (2%) · **■** Household industry 3 (1%) · **■** Other work 33 (10%) · **■** Marginal 114 (35%)

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

- Sarala572 people
- Kolige551 people
- Kokkodu544 people
- Katagaru525 people
- Mitla Godu516 people
- Andagere511 people
- Alageri506 people
- Chakkodabylu503 people

[All 247 villages in Tirthahalli](https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/shimoga/tirthahalli/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Bandya?577418
- How far is Bandya from Shimoga?82 km by road
- What is the population of Bandya?516 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bandya in?Shimoga district (Tirthahalli sub-district), Karnataka
- What is the literacy rate of Bandya?82.5% (Census 2011)