# Kotur Village, Hosakote, Bangalore Rural (Karnataka)

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Village · Hosakote, Bangalore Rural 

# Kotur

Kotur is a village in Hosakote sub-district of Bangalore Rural district, Karnataka, PIN code **560067**. The 2011 Census counted **961 people in 201 households**, the 71st largest of 263 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 75.8%.

- 961people (2011)
- 201households
- 72.2%literacy
- 560067PIN code

## Kotur PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Kotur is 560067.** Kotur falls in Hosakote sub-district, Bangalore Rural district, Karnataka.

- PIN code560067
- Gram panchayatMuthasandra
- Community development blockHosakote
- Census village code625736

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

## How far is Kotur from nearby towns?

- Hosakote (sub-district HQ)26 km by road
- Bangalore Rural (district HQ)33 km by road
- Varthur (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 Kotur?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Kotur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public 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 · Varthur
- ○Degree college5–10 km · =R28445
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · =R28445
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water and hand pumps
- Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 8 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 Kotur known for?

The main crops are **ragi and vegetables**. Products made here include bricks. About 78% of the 159 hectares of village land is sown.

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

## Homes and amenities in Kotur

Of every 100 households in Kotur in 2011, 100 had electricity, 39 a toilet at home and 31 cooked with LPG; 92 had a mobile phone, 24 a two-wheeler and 5 a car.

■ Kotur · ■ Hosakote rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**96%

Toilet within the home ****39%**

**74%

No toilet (open defecation) ****61%**

**25%

Tap water ****68%**

**64%

Drinking water within premises ****30%**

**25%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****31%**

**26%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****67%**

**66%

Use banking services ****63%**

**48%

Television ****63%**

**72%

Mobile phone ****92%**

**73%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****24%**

**37%

Car / jeep / van ****5%**

**5%

None of these assets ****6%**

**8%

Own their home ****76%**

**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 Kotur?

■ Kotur · ■ Hosakote rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****72.2%**

**75.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****969**

**926

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****824**

**924

Working population ****40.8%**

**45.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 77.1% for men and 67.2% for women. 57% of men and 24% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 90 (23%) · **■** Farm labourers 186 (47%) · **■** Other work 110 (28%) · **■** Marginal 6 (2%)

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

- Ganagalur1,015 people
- Attivatta1,008 people
- Bisanahalli1,004 people
- Upparahalli978 people
- Gangapura960 people
- Anupahalli939 people
- Thathnur920 people
- Devanagondi Hosahalli916 people

[All 296 villages in Hosakote](https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/bangalore-rural/hosakote/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Kotur?560067
- How far is Kotur from Bangalore Rural?33 km by road
- What is the population of Kotur?961 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kotur in?Bangalore Rural district (Hosakote sub-district), Karnataka
- What is the literacy rate of Kotur?72.2% (Census 2011)