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

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Village · Tirthahalli, Shimoga 

# Shedgar

Shedgar is a village in Tirthahalli sub-district of Shimoga district, Karnataka, PIN code **577226**. The 2011 Census counted **575 people in 150 households**, the 79th largest of 245 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 75.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 82.1%.

- 575people (2011)
- 150households
- 75.5%literacy
- 577226PIN code

## Shedgar PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code577226
- Gram panchayatShedgar
- Community development blockTirthahalli
- Census village code608256

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

## How far is Shedgar from nearby towns?

- Tirthahalli (sub-district HQ)17 km by road
- Shimoga (district HQ)62 km by road
- Tirthahalli (nearest town)17 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 Shedgar?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Shedgar; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Public libraryIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary school5–10 km · Shedgaru
- ○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 office5–10 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes 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 Shedgar known for?

The main crops are **arecanut**. About 23% of the 533 hectares of village land is sown, and 70 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 Shedgar

Of every 100 households in Shedgar in 2011, 79 had electricity, 66 a toilet at home and 10 cooked with LPG; 56 had a mobile phone, 24 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Shedgar · ■ Tirthahalli rural average

Electricity for lighting ****79%**

**89%

Toilet within the home ****66%**

**71%

No toilet (open defecation) ****34%**

**29%

Tap water ****0%**

**22%

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

**37%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****10%**

**19%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****90%**

**79%

Use banking services ****62%**

**81%

Television ****49%**

**56%

Mobile phone ****56%**

**59%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****24%**

**24%

Car / jeep / van ****4%**

**6%

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

**10%

Own their home ****94%**

**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 Shedgar?

■ Shedgar · ■ Tirthahalli rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****75.5%**

**82.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****910**

**1030

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****375**

**944

Working population ****48.7%**

**51.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 81.4% for men and 69.5% for women. 61% of men and 35% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 80 (29%) · **■** Farm labourers 52 (19%) · **■** Household industry 16 (6%) · **■** Other work 47 (17%) · **■** Marginal 85 (30%)

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

- Holekoppa591 people
- Halesara590 people
- Kulunde586 people
- Salgadi580 people
- Aranalli572 people
- Patlamane572 people
- Sarala572 people
- Kolige551 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Shedgar?577226
- How far is Shedgar from Shimoga?62 km by road
- What is the population of Shedgar?575 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Shedgar in?Shimoga district (Tirthahalli sub-district), Karnataka
- What is the literacy rate of Shedgar?75.5% (Census 2011)