# Kolathur Village, Hosakote, Bangalore Rural (Karnataka) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/bangalore-rural/hosakote/kolathur/ Village · Hosakote, Bangalore Rural # Kolathur Kolathur is a village in Hosakote sub-district of Bangalore Rural district, Karnataka, PIN code **562114**. The 2011 Census counted **1,568 people in 322 households**, the 33rd largest of 263 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 80.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 75.8%. - 1,568people (2011) - 322households - 80.7%literacy - 562114PIN code ## Kolathur PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Kolathur is 562114.** Kolathur falls in Hosakote sub-district, Bangalore Rural district, Karnataka. - PIN code562114 - Gram panchayatJadigenahalli - Community development blockHosakote - Census village code625704 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Kolathur from nearby towns? - Hosakote (sub-district HQ)5 km by road - Bangalore Rural (district HQ)35 km by road - Hosakote (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 Kolathur? 15 services counted by the Census are inside Kolathur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●National highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree college5–10 km · =R28413 - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · =R28413 - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)9 h summer · 10 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 Kolathur known for? The main crops are **ragi**. About 44% of the 439 hectares of village land is sown, and 36 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 Kolathur Of every 100 households in Kolathur in 2011, 99 had electricity, 86 a toilet at home and 28 cooked with LPG; 77 had a mobile phone, 38 a two-wheeler and 8 a car. ■ Kolathur · ■ Hosakote rural average Electricity for lighting ****99%** **96% Toilet within the home ****86%** **74% No toilet (open defecation) ****12%** **25% Tap water ****67%** **64% Drinking water within premises ****74%** **25% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****28%** **26% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****66%** **66% Use banking services ****26%** **48% Television ****74%** **72% Mobile phone ****77%** **73% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****38%** **37% Car / jeep / van ****8%** **5% None of these assets ****8%** **8% Own their home ****77%** **82% 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 Kolathur? ■ Kolathur · ■ Hosakote rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****80.7%** **75.8% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****908** **926 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1116** **924 Working population ****38.5%** **45.7% ### Women and men Literacy is 88.7% for men and 71.7% for women. 64% of men and 11% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 271 (45%) · **■** Farm labourers 42 (7%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 282 (47%) · **■** Marginal 6 (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 Hosakote - Kalkunte Agrahara1,629 people - Chikkahullur1,615 people - Muthasandra1,615 people - Thirumalasettihalli1,603 people - Attibele1,564 people - Korati1,548 people - Nelavagilu1,540 people - N.Hosahalli1,450 people [All 296 villages in Hosakote](https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/bangalore-rural/hosakote/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Kolathur?562114 - How far is Kolathur from Bangalore Rural?35 km by road - What is the population of Kolathur?1,568 (Census 2011) - Which district is Kolathur in?Bangalore Rural district (Hosakote sub-district), Karnataka - What is the literacy rate of Kolathur?80.7% (Census 2011)