# Vatagaru Village, Tirthahalli, Shimoga (Karnataka) – PIN Code (2)

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Village · Tirthahalli, Shimoga 

# Vatagaru

Vatagaru is a village in Tirthahalli sub-district of Shimoga district, Karnataka, PIN code **577422**. The 2011 Census counted **255 people in 60 households**, the 167th largest of 245 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 66.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 82.1%.

- 255people (2011)
- 60households
- 66.7%literacy
- 577422PIN code

## Vatagaru PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Vatagaru is 577422.** Vatagaru falls in Tirthahalli sub-district, Shimoga district, Karnataka.

- PIN code577422
- Gram panchayatDemlapura
- Community development blockTirthahalli
- Census village code608060

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

## How far is Vatagaru from nearby towns?

- Tirthahalli (sub-district HQ)32 km by road
- Shimoga (district HQ)58 km by road
- Tirthahalli (nearest town)32 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 Vatagaru?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Vatagaru; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Konandur
- ○Degree college10+ km · Kanandur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Thirthalli
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ 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 tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)10 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 Vatagaru known for?

The main crops are **arecanut**. About 6% of the 774 hectares of village land is sown, and 9 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 Vatagaru

Of every 100 households in Vatagaru in 2011, 56 had electricity, 18 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 64 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Vatagaru · ■ Tirthahalli rural average

Electricity for lighting ****56%**

**89%

Toilet within the home ****18%**

**71%

No toilet (open defecation) ****82%**

**29%

Tap water ****0%**

**22%

Drinking water within premises ****39%**

**37%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%**

**19%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%**

**79%

Use banking services ****95%**

**81%

Television ****28%**

**56%

Mobile phone ****64%**

**59%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****10%**

**24%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**6%

None of these assets ****16%**

**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 Vatagaru?

■ Vatagaru · ■ Tirthahalli rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****66.7%**

**82.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1040**

**1030

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1077**

**944

Working population ****65.1%**

**51.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 70.5% for men and 62.9% for women. 70% of men and 61% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 112 (67%) · **■** Farm labourers 3 (2%) · **■** Other work 6 (4%) · **■** Marginal 45 (27%)

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

- Hosakodige262 people
- Yoginarasipura260 people
- Kittandur258 people
- Nellisara255 people
- Kikkeri254 people
- Nandigodu252 people
- Bejjavalli251 people
- Kavaledurga250 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Vatagaru?577422
- How far is Vatagaru from Shimoga?58 km by road
- What is the population of Vatagaru?255 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Vatagaru in?Shimoga district (Tirthahalli sub-district), Karnataka
- What is the literacy rate of Vatagaru?66.7% (Census 2011)