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

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Village · Tirthahalli, Shimoga 

# Mahishi

Mahishi is a village in Tirthahalli sub-district of Shimoga district, Karnataka, PIN code **577220**. The 2011 Census counted **484 people in 110 households**, the 99th largest of 245 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 82.6%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 82.1%.

- 484people (2011)
- 110households
- 82.6%literacy
- 577220PIN code

## Mahishi PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Mahishi is 577220.** Mahishi falls in Tirthahalli sub-district, Shimoga district, Karnataka.

- PIN code577220
- Gram panchayatBejjavalli
- Community development blockTirthahalli
- Census village code608232

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

## How far is Mahishi from nearby towns?

- Tirthahalli (sub-district HQ)8 km by road
- Shimoga (district HQ)55 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 Mahishi?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Mahishi; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Tirthahalli
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Tirthahalli
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Thirthalli
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- Electricity (2011)12 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 Mahishi known for?

The main crops are **arecanut**. About 18% of the 617 hectares of village land is sown, and 24 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 Mahishi

Of every 100 households in Mahishi in 2011, 90 had electricity, 61 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 52 had a mobile phone, 22 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Mahishi · ■ Tirthahalli rural average

Electricity for lighting ****90%**

**89%

Toilet within the home ****61%**

**71%

No toilet (open defecation) ****39%**

**29%

Tap water ****0%**

**22%

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

**37%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**19%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****89%**

**79%

Use banking services ****76%**

**81%

Television ****40%**

**56%

Mobile phone ****52%**

**59%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****22%**

**24%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**6%

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

**10%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Mahishi?

■ Mahishi · ■ Tirthahalli rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****82.6%**

**82.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1104**

**1030

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****880**

**944

Working population ****58.1%**

**51.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 87.8% for men and 78.0% for women. 67% of men and 50% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 114 (41%) · **■** Farm labourers 138 (49%) · **■** Other work 19 (7%) · **■** Marginal 10 (4%)

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

- Singanabidare490 people
- Kabase489 people
- Yadagudde488 people
- Herambapura485 people
- Tenkabylu478 people
- Nayadavalli477 people
- Danasale476 people
- Guthiyadehalli473 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Mahishi?577220
- How far is Mahishi from Shimoga?55 km by road
- What is the population of Mahishi?484 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Mahishi in?Shimoga district (Tirthahalli sub-district), Karnataka
- What is the literacy rate of Mahishi?82.6% (Census 2011)