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

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Village · Tirthahalli, Shimoga 

# Garaga

Garaga is a village in Tirthahalli sub-district of Shimoga district, Karnataka, PIN code **577226**. The 2011 Census counted **235 people in 59 households**, the 175th largest of 245 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 82.9%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 82.1%.

- 235people (2011)
- 59households
- 82.9%literacy
- 577226PIN code

## Garaga PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Garaga is 577226.** Garaga falls in Tirthahalli sub-district, Shimoga district, Karnataka.

- PIN code577226
- Gram panchayatKannangi
- Community development blockTirthahalli
- Census village code608117

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

## How far is Garaga from nearby towns?

- Tirthahalli (sub-district HQ)18 km by road
- Shimoga (district HQ)42 km by road
- Tirthahalli (nearest town)18 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 Garaga?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Garaga; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Shimoga
- ○Degree college10+ km · Tirthahalli
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Tirthahalli
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)11 h summer · 12 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 Garaga known for?

The main crops are **arecanut**. About 12% of the 583 hectares of village land is sown, and 43 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 Garaga

Of every 100 households in Garaga in 2011, 86 had electricity, 36 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 24 had a mobile phone, 17 a two-wheeler and 7 a car.

■ Garaga · ■ Tirthahalli rural average

Electricity for lighting ****86%**

**89%

Toilet within the home ****36%**

**71%

No toilet (open defecation) ****64%**

**29%

Tap water ****2%**

**22%

Drinking water within premises ****26%**

**37%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**19%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**79%

Use banking services ****53%**

**81%

Television ****48%**

**56%

Mobile phone ****24%**

**59%

Computer with internet ****3%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****17%**

**24%

Car / jeep / van ****7%**

**6%

None of these assets ****14%**

**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 Garaga?

■ Garaga · ■ Tirthahalli rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****82.9%**

**82.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1026**

**1030

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****3333**

**944

Working population ****47.2%**

**51.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 92.9% for men and 72.5% for women. 73% of men and 22% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 30 (27%) · **■** Farm labourers 16 (14%) · **■** Household industry 9 (8%) · **■** Other work 25 (23%) · **■** Marginal 31 (28%)

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

- Kavaledurga250 people
- Salekoppa248 people
- Nandagadde244 people
- Halavanahalli237 people
- Hullukodu235 people
- Tenginakoppa234 people
- Beesu229 people
- Nijagooru225 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Garaga?577226
- How far is Garaga from Shimoga?42 km by road
- What is the population of Garaga?235 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Garaga in?Shimoga district (Tirthahalli sub-district), Karnataka
- What is the literacy rate of Garaga?82.9% (Census 2011)