# Kotekere Village, Gundlupet, Chamarajanagar (Karnataka) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/chamarajanagar/gundlupet/kotekere/ Village · Gundlupet, Chamarajanagar # Kotekere Kotekere is a village in Gundlupet sub-district of Chamarajanagar district, Karnataka, PIN code **571109**. The 2011 Census counted **4,265 people in 1,051 households**, the 6th largest of 136 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 59.1%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 57.4%. - 4,265people (2011) - 1,051households - 59.1%literacy - 571109PIN code ## Kotekere PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Kotekere is 571109.** Kotekere falls in Gundlupet sub-district, Chamarajanagar district, Karnataka. - PIN code571109 - Gram panchayatKotekere - Community development blockGundlupet - Census village code619456 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Kotekere from nearby towns? - Gundlupet (sub-district HQ)18 km by road - Chamarajanagar (district HQ)51 km by road - Gundlupet (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 Kotekere? 22 services counted by the Census are inside Kotekere; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Cooperative bankIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Begur - ○Degree college10+ km · Gundlupet - ○ITI / vocational schoolunder 5 km · Begur - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)4 h summer · 6 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 Kotekere known for? The main crops are **cotton**. Products made here include castor oil. About 38% of the 2,071 hectares of village land is sown, and 33 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 Kotekere Of every 100 households in Kotekere in 2011, 85 had electricity, 9 a toilet at home and 9 cooked with LPG; 42 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Kotekere · ■ Gundlupet rural average Electricity for lighting ****85%** **80% Toilet within the home ****9%** **11% No toilet (open defecation) ****91%** **87% Tap water ****80%** **72% Drinking water within premises ****39%** **26% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****9%** **20% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****90%** **79% Use banking services ****30%** **41% Television ****33%** **38% Mobile phone ****42%** **38% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****8%** **13% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****35%** **30% Own their home ****97%** **95% 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 Kotekere? ■ Kotekere · ■ Gundlupet rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****59.1%** **57.4% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1028** **1008 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1140** **973 Working population ****43.5%** **50.8% ### Women and men Literacy is 65.4% for men and 52.9% for women. 66% of men and 22% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 866 (47%) · **■** Farm labourers 512 (28%) · **■** Household industry 10 (1%) · **■** Other work 253 (14%) · **■** Marginal 216 (12%) 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 Gundlupet - Hangala5,704 people - Annur4,729 people - Kuthanur4,701 people - Bheemanabeedu4,505 people - Bannithalapura4,021 people - Begur3,884 people - Kodasoge3,844 people - Kabbahalli3,776 people [All 158 villages in Gundlupet](https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/chamarajanagar/gundlupet/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Kotekere?571109 - How far is Kotekere from Chamarajanagar?51 km by road - What is the population of Kotekere?4,265 (Census 2011) - Which district is Kotekere in?Chamarajanagar district (Gundlupet sub-district), Karnataka - What is the literacy rate of Kotekere?59.1% (Census 2011)