# Mrugavadhe Village, Tirthahalli, Shimoga (Karnataka)

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Village · Tirthahalli, Shimoga 

# Mrugavadhe

Mrugavadhe is a village in Tirthahalli sub-district of Shimoga district, Karnataka, PIN code **577415**. The 2011 Census counted **755 people in 198 households**, the 51st largest of 245 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 81.0%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 82.1%.

- 755people (2011)
- 198households
- 81.0%literacy
- 577415PIN code

## Mrugavadhe PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code577415
- Gram panchayatShedgar
- Community development blockTirthahalli
- Census village code608253

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

## How far is Mrugavadhe from nearby towns?

- Tirthahalli (sub-district HQ)18 km by road
- Shimoga (district HQ)64 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 Mrugavadhe?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Mrugavadhe; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Tirthahalli
- ○Degree college10+ km · Thirthalli
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Thirthalli
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 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 Mrugavadhe known for?

The main crops are **arecanut**. Products made here include garments. About 16% of the 978 hectares of village land is sown, and 84 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 Mrugavadhe

Of every 100 households in Mrugavadhe in 2011, 84 had electricity, 53 a toilet at home and 29 cooked with LPG; 53 had a mobile phone, 13 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Mrugavadhe · ■ Tirthahalli rural average

Electricity for lighting ****84%**

**89%

Toilet within the home ****53%**

**71%

No toilet (open defecation) ****47%**

**29%

Tap water ****30%**

**22%

Drinking water within premises ****38%**

**37%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****29%**

**19%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****69%**

**79%

Use banking services ****58%**

**81%

Television ****42%**

**56%

Mobile phone ****53%**

**59%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****13%**

**24%

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

**6%

None of these assets ****8%**

**10%

Own their home ****92%**

**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 Mrugavadhe?

■ Mrugavadhe · ■ Tirthahalli rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****81.0%**

**82.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1024**

**1030

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1129**

**944

Working population ****47.5%**

**51.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 85.7% for men and 76.4% for women. 65% of men and 30% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 128 (36%) · **■** Farm labourers 170 (47%) · **■** Household industry 8 (2%) · **■** Other work 51 (14%) · **■** Marginal 2 (1%)

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

- Hanagere776 people
- Demlapura767 people
- Nantur763 people
- Bhandya757 people
- Kudige747 people
- Nambala730 people
- Basavani728 people
- Karadiga727 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Mrugavadhe?577415
- How far is Mrugavadhe from Shimoga?64 km by road
- What is the population of Mrugavadhe?755 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Mrugavadhe in?Shimoga district (Tirthahalli sub-district), Karnataka
- What is the literacy rate of Mrugavadhe?81.0% (Census 2011)
