# Kakolu Village, Bangalore North, Bangalore (Karnataka)

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Village · Bangalore North, Bangalore 

# Kakolu

Kakolu is a village in Bangalore North sub-district of Bangalore district, Karnataka, PIN code **560089**. The 2011 Census counted **1,287 people in 295 households**, the 68th largest of 189 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 84.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 78.9%.

- 1,287people (2011)
- 295households
- 84.0%literacy
- 560089PIN code

## Kakolu PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Kakolu is 560089.** Kakolu falls in Bangalore North sub-district, Bangalore district, Karnataka.

- PIN code560089
- Gram panchayatSonnenahalli
- Community development blockBangalore North
- Census village code612841

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

## How far is Kakolu from nearby towns?

- Bangalore North (sub-district HQ)24 km by road
- Bangalore (district HQ)24 km by road
- Dod Ballapur (nearest town)10 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 Kakolu?

15 services counted by the Census are inside Kakolu; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 3 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Hesaraghatta
- ○Degree college5–10 km · =R15659
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · =R15659
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 18 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 Kakolu known for?

The main crops are **ragi, vegetables and maize**. Products made here include textiles and pickles. About 11% of the 577 hectares of village land is sown, and 35 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 Kakolu

Of every 100 households in Kakolu in 2011, 96 had electricity, 73 a toilet at home and 45 cooked with LPG; 71 had a mobile phone, 37 a two-wheeler and 7 a car.

■ Kakolu · ■ Bangalore North rural average

Electricity for lighting ****96%**

**96%

Toilet within the home ****73%**

**79%

No toilet (open defecation) ****27%**

**20%

Tap water ****94%**

**68%

Drinking water within premises ****27%**

**44%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****45%**

**50%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****54%**

**33%

Use banking services ****58%**

**52%

Television ****84%**

**76%

Mobile phone ****71%**

**75%

Computer with internet ****5%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****37%**

**33%

Car / jeep / van ****7%**

**6%

None of these assets ****3%**

**6%

Own their home ****92%**

**60%

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 Kakolu?

■ Kakolu · ■ Bangalore North rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****84.0%**

**78.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1027**

**907

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****817**

**940

Working population ****44.5%**

**44.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 90.6% for men and 77.8% for women. 69% of men and 21% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 132 (23%) · **■** Farm labourers 229 (40%) · **■** Household industry 32 (6%) · **■** Other work 170 (30%) · **■** Marginal 10 (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 Bangalore North

- Huskur1,320 people
- Bandi Kodige Halli1,305 people
- Nellukunte1,305 people
- Tharabanahalli1,294 people
- Maranayakana Halli1,272 people
- Channahalli1,269 people
- Thammenahalli1,256 people
- Maralakunte1,251 people

[All 199 villages in Bangalore North](https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/bangalore/bangalore-north/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Kakolu?560089
- How far is Kakolu from Bangalore?24 km by road
- What is the population of Kakolu?1,287 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kakolu in?Bangalore district (Bangalore North sub-district), Karnataka
- What is the literacy rate of Kakolu?84.0% (Census 2011)
