# Bachagaon Village, Sirsi, Uttara Kannada (Karnataka) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/uttara-kannada/sirsi/bachagaon/ Village · Sirsi, Uttara Kannada # Bachagaon Bachagaon is a village in Sirsi sub-district of Uttara Kannada district, Karnataka, PIN code **581401**. The 2011 Census counted **2,377 people in 522 households**, the 3rd largest of 228 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 79.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 85.6%. - 2,377people (2011) - 522households - 79.3%literacy - 581401PIN code ## Bachagaon PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Bachagaon is 581401.** Bachagaon falls in Sirsi sub-district, Uttara Kannada district, Karnataka. - PIN code581401 - Gram panchayatDodnalli - Community development blockSirsi - Census village code603220 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Bachagaon from nearby towns? - Sirsi (sub-district HQ)5 km by road - Karwar (district HQ)120 km by road - Sirsi (nearest town)5 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 Bachagaon? 14 services counted by the Census are inside Bachagaon; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 5 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 4 govt - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Mandi / regular marketIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Sirsi - ○Degree college5–10 km · Sirsi - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Sirsi - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water and hand pumps - Electricity (2011)20 h summer · 21 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 Bachagaon known for? The main crops are **paddy and chillies**. About 23% of the 710 hectares of village land is sown, and 126 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 Bachagaon Of every 100 households in Bachagaon in 2011, 84 had electricity, 52 a toilet at home and 10 cooked with LPG; 63 had a mobile phone, 27 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Bachagaon · ■ Sirsi rural average Electricity for lighting ****84%** **92% Toilet within the home ****52%** **62% No toilet (open defecation) ****45%** **36% Tap water ****6%** **9% Drinking water within premises ****55%** **55% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****10%** **11% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****81%** **74% Use banking services ****59%** **73% Television ****53%** **52% Mobile phone ****63%** **46% Computer with internet ****1%** **1% Two-wheeler ****27%** **27% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **5% None of these assets ****8%** **14% Own their home ****91%** **94% 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 Bachagaon? ■ Bachagaon · ■ Sirsi rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****79.3%** **85.6% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****982** **979 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****870** **923 Working population ****40.2%** **49.0% ### Women and men Literacy is 83.8% for men and 74.8% for women. 59% of men and 21% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 100 (10%) · **■** Farm labourers 119 (12%) · **■** Household industry 11 (1%) · **■** Other work 634 (66%) · **■** Marginal 92 (10%) 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 Sirsi - Banavasi6,783 people - Badanagod3,387 people - Chipgi2,302 people - Hutgar2,173 people - Sadashivalli1,903 people - Hancharata1,452 people [All 228 villages in Sirsi](https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/uttara-kannada/sirsi/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Bachagaon?581401 - How far is Bachagaon from Karwar?120 km by road - What is the population of Bachagaon?2,377 (Census 2011) - Which district is Bachagaon in?Uttara Kannada district (Sirsi sub-district), Karnataka - What is the literacy rate of Bachagaon?79.3% (Census 2011)