# Kolur Village, Bangalore South, Bangalore (Karnataka)

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Village · Bangalore South, Bangalore 

# Kolur

Kolur is a village in Bangalore South sub-district of Bangalore district, Karnataka, PIN code **562130**. The 2011 Census counted **1,970 people in 479 households**, the 24th largest of 97 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 68.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 75.7%.

- 1,970people (2011)
- 479households
- 68.4%literacy
- 562130PIN code

## Kolur PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Kolur is 562130.** Kolur falls in Bangalore South sub-district, Bangalore district, Karnataka.

- PIN code562130
- Gram panchayatChunchanakuppe
- Community development blockBangalore South
- Census village code613004

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?

- Bangalore South (sub-district HQ)18 km by road
- Bangalore (district HQ)18 km by road
- Bbmp (nearest town)18 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?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 4 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 4 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Cooperative bankIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Kengeri
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Kengeri
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · =R15811
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ 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 library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)13 h summer · 14 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 **paddy, flowers and vegetables**. Products made here include medicine and bricks. About 41% of the 579 hectares of village land is sown, and 83 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, 91 had electricity, 39 a toilet at home and 22 cooked with LPG; 69 had a mobile phone, 23 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Kolur · ■ Bangalore South rural average

Electricity for lighting ****91%**

**94%

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

**72%

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

**26%

Tap water ****42%**

**67%

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

**38%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****22%**

**49%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****74%**

**35%

Use banking services ****59%**

**51%

Television ****62%**

**71%

Mobile phone ****69%**

**76%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****23%**

**28%

Car / jeep / van ****4%**

**5%

None of these assets ****9%**

**9%

Own their home ****71%**

**58%

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 · ■ Bangalore South rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****68.4%**

**75.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****952**

**907

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****958**

**935

Working population ****46.3%**

**45.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 75.4% for men and 61.1% for women. 64% of men and 28% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 195 (21%) · **■** Farm labourers 81 (9%) · **■** Household industry 8 (1%) · **■** Other work 439 (48%) · **■** Marginal 190 (21%)

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 South

- Honniganahatti2,435 people
- Kaniminike2,408 people
- Gulakamale2,293 people
- Dodderi2,040 people
- Kengeri Gollahalli1,912 people
- Nettigere1,847 people
- Bettadasanapura1,777 people
- Thagachaguppe1,741 people

[All 103 villages in Bangalore South](https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/bangalore/bangalore-south/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Kolur?562130
- How far is Kolur from Bangalore?18 km by road
- What is the population of Kolur?1,970 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kolur in?Bangalore district (Bangalore South sub-district), Karnataka
- What is the literacy rate of Kolur?68.4% (Census 2011)