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

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Village · Tirthahalli, Shimoga 

# Kuchhalu

Kuchhalu is a village in Tirthahalli sub-district of Shimoga district, Karnataka, PIN code **577226**. The 2011 Census counted **224 people in 54 households**, the 180th largest of 245 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 79.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 82.1%.

- 224people (2011)
- 54households
- 79.6%literacy
- 577226PIN code

## Kuchhalu PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code577226
- Gram panchayatThuduru
- Community development blockTirthahalli
- Census village code608136

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

## How far is Kuchhalu from nearby towns?

- Tirthahalli (sub-district HQ)28 km by road
- Shimoga (district HQ)48 km by road
- Tirthahalli (nearest town)28 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 Kuchhalu?

4 services counted by the Census are inside Kuchhalu; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Malur
- ○Degree college10+ km · Tirthahalli
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Tirthahalli
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- 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 Kuchhalu known for?

The main crops are **arecanut**. About 11% of the 699 hectares of village land is sown, and 71 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 Kuchhalu

Of every 100 households in Kuchhalu in 2011, 84 had electricity, 39 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 47 had a mobile phone, 21 a two-wheeler and 7 a car.

■ Kuchhalu · ■ Tirthahalli rural average

Electricity for lighting ****84%**

**89%

Toilet within the home ****39%**

**71%

No toilet (open defecation) ****61%**

**29%

Tap water ****0%**

**22%

Drinking water within premises ****21%**

**37%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**19%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**79%

Use banking services ****67%**

**81%

Television ****37%**

**56%

Mobile phone ****47%**

**59%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****21%**

**24%

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

**6%

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

**10%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Kuchhalu?

■ Kuchhalu · ■ Tirthahalli rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****79.6%**

**82.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1240**

**1030

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****600**

**944

Working population ****59.4%**

**51.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 85.3% for men and 75.2% for women. 71% of men and 50% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 64 (48%) · **■** Farm labourers 65 (49%) · **■** Other work 4 (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

- Hullukodu235 people
- Tenginakoppa234 people
- Beesu229 people
- Nijagooru225 people
- Almane222 people
- Shankarahalli209 people
- Shiranalli209 people
- Talale205 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Kuchhalu?577226
- How far is Kuchhalu from Shimoga?48 km by road
- What is the population of Kuchhalu?224 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kuchhalu in?Shimoga district (Tirthahalli sub-district), Karnataka
- What is the literacy rate of Kuchhalu?79.6% (Census 2011)