# Vatagaru Village, Tirthahalli, Shimoga (Karnataka) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/shimoga/tirthahalli/vatagaru-608262/ Village · Tirthahalli, Shimoga # Vatagaru Vatagaru is a village in Tirthahalli sub-district of Shimoga district, Karnataka, PIN code **577422**. The 2011 Census counted **623 people in 149 households**, the 73rd largest of 245 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 91.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 82.1%. - 623people (2011) - 149households - 91.0%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 panchayatDevangi - Community development blockTirthahalli - Census village code608262 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)10 km by road - Shimoga (district HQ)72 km by road - Tirthahalli (nearest town)10 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? 8 services counted by the Census are inside Vatagaru; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●National highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Primary school5–10 km · Kalagaru - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Basavani - ○Degree college5–10 km · Thirthalli - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Thirthalli - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km - ○Public libraryunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)10 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 Vatagaru known for? The main crops are **arecanut**. About 28% of the 517 hectares of village land is sown, and 93 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, 84 had electricity, 77 a toilet at home and 17 cooked with LPG; 49 had a mobile phone, 16 a two-wheeler and 3 a car. ■ Vatagaru · ■ Tirthahalli rural average Electricity for lighting ****84%** **89% Toilet within the home ****77%** **71% No toilet (open defecation) ****23%** **29% Tap water ****29%** **22% Drinking water within premises ****22%** **37% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****17%** **19% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****82%** **79% Use banking services ****100%** **81% Television ****66%** **56% Mobile phone ****49%** **59% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****16%** **24% Car / jeep / van ****3%** **6% None of these assets ****12%** **10% Own their home ****87%** **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+) ****91.0%** **82.1% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1010** **1030 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****880** **944 Working population ****60.8%** **51.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 95.1% for men and 86.9% for women. 69% of men and 52% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 193 (51%) · **■** Farm labourers 132 (35%) · **■** Household industry 5 (1%) · **■** Other work 45 (12%) · **■** Marginal 4 (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 - Theerthahalli644 people - Bhandigadi642 people - Bekkanur639 people - Hallusale639 people - Hire Gadde611 people - Holekoppa591 people - Halesara590 people - Kulunde586 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?72 km by road - What is the population of Vatagaru?623 (Census 2011) - Which district is Vatagaru in?Shimoga district (Tirthahalli sub-district), Karnataka - What is the literacy rate of Vatagaru?91.0% (Census 2011)