# Bhandya Village, Tirthahalli, Shimoga (Karnataka) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/shimoga/tirthahalli/bhandya/ Village · Tirthahalli, Shimoga # Bhandya Bhandya is a village in Tirthahalli sub-district of Shimoga district, Karnataka, PIN code **577414**. The 2011 Census counted **757 people in 188 households**, the 50th largest of 245 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 82.4%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 82.1%. - 757people (2011) - 188households - 82.4%literacy - 577414PIN code ## Bhandya PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Bhandya is 577414.** Bhandya falls in Tirthahalli sub-district, Shimoga district, Karnataka. - PIN code577414 - Gram panchayatBhandya-Kukke - Community development blockTirthahalli - Census village code608145 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Bhandya from nearby towns? - Tirthahalli (sub-district HQ)8 km by road - Shimoga (district HQ)50 km by road - Tirthahalli (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 Bhandya? 8 services counted by the Census are inside Bhandya; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Bettadasaravani - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Malur - ○Degree college5–10 km · Tirthahalli - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Tirthahalli - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Public bus service5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 6 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 Bhandya known for? The main crops are **arecanut**. About 35% of the 535 hectares of village land is sown, and 104 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 Bhandya Of every 100 households in Bhandya in 2011, 90 had electricity, 68 a toilet at home and 5 cooked with LPG; 67 had a mobile phone, 25 a two-wheeler and 11 a car. ■ Bhandya · ■ Tirthahalli rural average Electricity for lighting ****90%** **89% Toilet within the home ****68%** **71% No toilet (open defecation) ****32%** **29% Tap water ****9%** **22% Drinking water within premises ****29%** **37% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****5%** **19% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****94%** **79% Use banking services ****68%** **81% Television ****69%** **56% Mobile phone ****67%** **59% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****25%** **24% Car / jeep / van ****11%** **6% None of these assets ****5%** **10% Own their home ****95%** **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 Bhandya? ■ Bhandya · ■ Tirthahalli rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****82.4%** **82.1% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1240** **1030 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****889** **944 Working population ****54.6%** **51.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 88.7% for men and 77.5% for women. 72% of men and 41% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 141 (34%) · **■** Farm labourers 132 (32%) · **■** Household industry 3 (1%) · **■** Other work 82 (20%) · **■** Marginal 55 (13%) 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 - Virupapura777 people - Hanagere776 people - Demlapura767 people - Nantur763 people - Mrugavadhe755 people - Kudige747 people - Nambala730 people - Basavani728 people [All 247 villages in Tirthahalli](https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/shimoga/tirthahalli/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Bhandya?577414 - How far is Bhandya from Shimoga?50 km by road - What is the population of Bhandya?757 (Census 2011) - Which district is Bhandya in?Shimoga district (Tirthahalli sub-district), Karnataka - What is the literacy rate of Bhandya?82.4% (Census 2011)