# Kesti Village, Hukeri, Belgaum (Karnataka) – PIN Code

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Village · Hukeri, Belgaum 

# Kesti

Kesti is a village in Hukeri sub-district of Belgaum district, Karnataka, PIN code **591313**. The 2011 Census counted **2,697 people in 538 households**, the 50th largest of 123 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 66.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 69.8%.

- 2,697people (2011)
- 538households
- 66.4%literacy
- 591313PIN code

## Kesti PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Kesti is 591313.** Kesti falls in Hukeri sub-district, Belgaum district, Karnataka.

- PIN code591313
- Gram panchayatKesti
- Community development blockHukeri
- Census village code597563

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

## How far is Kesti from nearby towns?

- Hukkeri (sub-district HQ)24 km by road
- Belgaum (district HQ)58 km by road
- Sankeshwar (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 Kesti?

20 services counted by the Census are inside Kesti; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt · 1 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Alternative medicine hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●National highwayIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Nidasoshi
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Sankeshwar
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Sankeshwar
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Railway stationunder 5 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 16 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 Kesti known for?

The main crops are **groundnut, tobacco and soyabean**. About 83% of the 613 hectares of village land is sown, and 98 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 Kesti

Of every 100 households in Kesti in 2011, 80 had electricity, 10 a toilet at home and 21 cooked with LPG; 59 had a mobile phone, 13 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Kesti · ■ Hukeri rural average

Electricity for lighting ****80%**

**78%

Toilet within the home ****10%**

**15%

No toilet (open defecation) ****90%**

**80%

Tap water ****23%**

**49%

Drinking water within premises ****17%**

**24%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****21%**

**14%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****78%**

**83%

Use banking services ****86%**

**71%

Television ****41%**

**42%

Mobile phone ****59%**

**54%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****13%**

**16%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****15%**

**20%

Own their home ****92%**

**91%

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 Kesti?

■ Kesti · ■ Hukeri rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****66.4%**

**69.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1020**

**991

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1070**

**931

Working population ****39.2%**

**48.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 74.5% for men and 58.5% for women. 59% of men and 19% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 463 (44%) · **■** Farm labourers 101 (10%) · **■** Household industry 6 (1%) · **■** Other work 183 (17%) · **■** Marginal 303 (29%)

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 Hukeri

- Arjunwad2,843 people
- Shirhatti2,836 people
- Shirdhan2,787 people
- Kadhatti2,705 people
- Hulloli2,684 people
- Shippur2,653 people
- Konankeri2,633 people
- Shahabandar2,591 people

[All 123 villages in Hukeri](https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/belgaum/hukeri/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Kesti?591313
- How far is Kesti from Belgaum?58 km by road
- What is the population of Kesti?2,697 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kesti in?Belgaum district (Hukeri sub-district), Karnataka
- What is the literacy rate of Kesti?66.4% (Census 2011)