Village · Dod Ballapur, Bangalore Rural
# Kadanur

Kadanur is a village in Dod Ballapur sub-district of Bangalore Rural district, Karnataka, PIN code 561204. The 2011 Census counted 1,144 people in 281 households, the 48th largest of 270 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 79.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 74.1%.
- 1,144 people (2011)
- 281 households
- 79.3% literacy
- 561204 PIN code

## Kadanur PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Kadanur is 561204. Kadanur falls in Dod Ballapur sub-district, Bangalore Rural district, Karnataka.
- PIN code 561204
- Gram panchayat Kadanur
- Community development block Dod Ballapur
- Census village code 625215

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Kadanur from nearby towns?
- Dod Ballapur (sub-district HQ) 13 km by road
- Bangalore Rural (district HQ) 50 km by road
- Dod Ballapur (nearest town) 13 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Kadanur?

17 services counted by the Census are inside Kadanur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Pre-primary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Primary school In village · 3 govt
- ● Middle school In village · 2 govt
- ● Secondary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Health sub-centre In village · 1
- ● Veterinary hospital In village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ● Family welfare centre In village · 1
- ● Sub post office In village
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● Private bus service In village
- ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village
- ● All-weather road In village
- ● Ration (PDS) shop In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village
- ● Public library In village
- ● Polling station In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school 5–10 km · Marasandra
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · =R27926
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Dodda Ballapura
- ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km
- ○ Dispensary 10+ km
- ○ Post office 5–10 km
- ○ Public bus service under 5 km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ ATM 10+ km
- ○ Commercial bank 10+ km
- ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km

### Water and power
- Drinking water treated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011) 12 h summer · 12 h winter

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Kadanur known for?

The main crops are ragi. About 60% of the 534 hectares of village land is sown.

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## Homes and amenities in Kadanur

Of every 100 households in Kadanur in 2011, 92 had electricity, 84 a toilet at home and 12 cooked with LPG; 59 had a mobile phone, 20 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Kadanur · ■ Dod Ballapur rural average
- Electricity for lighting 92% 94%
- Toilet within the home 84% 68%
- No toilet (open defecation) 16% 30%
- Tap water 93% 51%
- Drinking water within premises 12% 18%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 12% 17%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 85% 76%
- Use banking services 43% 45%
- Television 49% 58%
- Mobile phone 59% 58%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 20% 24%
- Car / jeep / van 1% 2%
- None of these assets 17% 17%
- Own their home 88% 85%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Kadanur?

■ Kadanur · ■ Dod Ballapur rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 79.3% 74.1%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1028 960
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 1017 959
- Working population 40.6% 52.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 87.7% for men and 71.2% for women. 62% of men and 19% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 185 (40%) · ■ Farm labourers 118 (25%) · ■ Household industry 3 (1%) · ■ Other work 149 (32%) · ■ Marginal 9 (2%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Dod Ballapur
- Heggadihalli 1,222 people
- Alahalli 1,172 people
- Hiremuddenahalli 1,161 people
- Kasaghatta 1,156 people
- Menasi 1,137 people
- Chikkabelavangala 1,118 people
- Gulyanandigunda 1,106 people
- Talagavara 1,097 people

All 296 villages in Dod Ballapur

## Other places named Kadanur
- Kadanur · Village, Virajpet, Kodagu · 1,295 people

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Kadanur? 561204
- How far is Kadanur from Bangalore Rural? 50 km by road
- What is the population of Kadanur? 1,144 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kadanur in? Bangalore Rural district (Dod Ballapur sub-district), Karnataka
- What is the literacy rate of Kadanur? 79.3% (Census 2011)

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