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

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Village · Tirthahalli, Shimoga 

# Katagaru

Katagaru is a village in Tirthahalli sub-district of Shimoga district, Karnataka, PIN code **577415**. The 2011 Census counted **525 people in 143 households**, the 85th largest of 245 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 91.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 82.1%.

- 525people (2011)
- 143households
- 91.0%literacy
- 577415PIN code

## Katagaru PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Katagaru is 577415.** Katagaru falls in Tirthahalli sub-district, Shimoga district, Karnataka.

- PIN code577415
- Gram panchayatSalgadi
- Community development blockTirthahalli
- Census village code608249

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

## How far is Katagaru from nearby towns?

- Tirthahalli (sub-district HQ)19 km by road
- Shimoga (district HQ)58 km by road
- Tirthahalli (nearest town)19 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 Katagaru?

17 services counted by the Census are inside Katagaru; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●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
- ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Commercial bankIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Tirthahalli
- ○Degree college10+ km · Thirthalli
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Thirthalli
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)11 h summer · 11 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 Katagaru known for?

The main crops are **arecanut**. Products made here include garments. About 23% of the 217 hectares of village land is sown, and 31 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 Katagaru

Of every 100 households in Katagaru in 2011, 74 had electricity, 72 a toilet at home and 43 cooked with LPG; 51 had a mobile phone, 28 a two-wheeler and 8 a car.

■ Katagaru · ■ Tirthahalli rural average

Electricity for lighting ****74%**

**89%

Toilet within the home ****72%**

**71%

No toilet (open defecation) ****28%**

**29%

Tap water ****1%**

**22%

Drinking water within premises ****57%**

**37%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****43%**

**19%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****57%**

**79%

Use banking services ****93%**

**81%

Television ****46%**

**56%

Mobile phone ****51%**

**59%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****28%**

**24%

Car / jeep / van ****8%**

**6%

None of these assets ****19%**

**10%

Own their home ****86%**

**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 Katagaru?

■ Katagaru · ■ Tirthahalli rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****91.0%**

**82.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1027**

**1030

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1571**

**944

Working population ****52.6%**

**51.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 94.7% for men and 87.3% for women. 66% of men and 39% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 31 (11%) · **■** Farm labourers 165 (60%) · **■** Household industry 6 (2%) · **■** Other work 67 (24%) · **■** Marginal 7 (3%)

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

- Patlamane572 people
- Sarala572 people
- Kolige551 people
- Kokkodu544 people
- Bandya516 people
- Mitla Godu516 people
- Andagere511 people
- Alageri506 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Katagaru?577415
- How far is Katagaru from Shimoga?58 km by road
- What is the population of Katagaru?525 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Katagaru in?Shimoga district (Tirthahalli sub-district), Karnataka
- What is the literacy rate of Katagaru?91.0% (Census 2011)