# Kolur Village, Dod Ballapur, Bangalore Rural (Karnataka)

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Village · Dod Ballapur, Bangalore Rural 

# Kolur

Kolur is a village in Dod Ballapur sub-district of Bangalore Rural district, Karnataka, PIN code **561203**. The 2011 Census counted **991 people in 241 households**, the 61st largest of 270 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 76.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 74.1%.

- 991people (2011)
- 241households
- 76.3%literacy
- 561203PIN code

## Kolur PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Kolur is 561203.** Kolur falls in Dod Ballapur sub-district, Bangalore Rural district, Karnataka.

- PIN code561203
- Gram panchayatKodigehalli
- Community development blockDod Ballapur
- Census village code625080

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

## How far is Kolur from nearby towns?

- Dod Ballapur (sub-district HQ)8 km by road
- Bangalore Rural (district HQ)45 km by road
- Dod Ballapur (nearest town)8 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 Kolur?

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

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Dod Ballapur
- ○Degree college5–10 km · =R27791
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · D.B.Pura
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)6 h summer · 6 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 Kolur known for?

The main crops are **ragi and vegetables**. About 26% of the 548 hectares of village land is sown, and 50 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 Kolur

Of every 100 households in Kolur in 2011, 94 had electricity, 87 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 64 had a mobile phone, 28 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Kolur · ■ Dod Ballapur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****94%**

**94%

Toilet within the home ****87%**

**68%

No toilet (open defecation) ****13%**

**30%

Tap water ****97%**

**51%

Drinking water within premises ****6%**

**18%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**17%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****92%**

**76%

Use banking services ****69%**

**45%

Television ****64%**

**58%

Mobile phone ****64%**

**58%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****28%**

**24%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**2%

None of these assets ****14%**

**17%

Own their home ****88%**

**85%

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 Kolur?

■ Kolur · ■ Dod Ballapur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****76.3%**

**74.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****917**

**960

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****796**

**959

Working population ****62.5%**

**52.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 83.1% for men and 69.0% for women. 66% of men and 59% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 64 (10%) · **■** Farm labourers 38 (6%) · **■** Household industry 19 (3%) · **■** Other work 47 (8%) · **■** Marginal 451 (73%)

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 Dod Ballapur

- Lakshmidevipura1,041 people
- Kesthur1,028 people
- Channadevi Agrahara1,016 people
- Doddahejjaji994 people
- Puttaiana Agrahara966 people
- Sasalu954 people
- Byrasandra950 people
- Ramapura948 people

[All 296 villages in Dod Ballapur](https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/bangalore-rural/dod-ballapur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Kolur?561203
- How far is Kolur from Bangalore Rural?45 km by road
- What is the population of Kolur?991 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kolur in?Bangalore Rural district (Dod Ballapur sub-district), Karnataka
- What is the literacy rate of Kolur?76.3% (Census 2011)
