# Kunthur Village, Kollegal, Chamarajanagar (Karnataka)

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Village · Kollegal, Chamarajanagar 

# Kunthur

Kunthur is a village in Kollegal sub-district of Chamarajanagar district, Karnataka, PIN code **571442**. The 2011 Census counted **4,094 people in 960 households**, the 23rd largest of 85 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 64.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 59.6%.

- 4,094people (2011)
- 960households
- 64.0%literacy
- 571442PIN code

## Kunthur PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Kunthur is 571442.** Kunthur falls in Kollegal sub-district, Chamarajanagar district, Karnataka.

- PIN code571442
- Gram panchayatKunthur
- Community development blockKollegal
- Census village code619836

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

## How far is Kunthur from nearby towns?

- Kollegal (sub-district HQ)11 km by road
- Chamarajanagar (district HQ)42 km by road
- Kollegal (nearest town)11 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 Kunthur?

21 services counted by the Census are inside Kunthur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt · 3 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●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
- ●National 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
- ●Public libraryIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Kollegal
- ○Degree college10+ km · Kollegal
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Kollegal
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river
- 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 Kunthur known for?

The main crops are **ragi**. About 68% of the 918 hectares of village land is sown, and 610 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 Kunthur

Of every 100 households in Kunthur in 2011, 90 had electricity, 10 a toilet at home and 13 cooked with LPG; 50 had a mobile phone, 13 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Kunthur · ■ Kollegal rural average

Electricity for lighting ****90%**

**86%

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

**19%

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

**80%

Tap water ****44%**

**48%

Drinking water within premises ****26%**

**25%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****13%**

**9%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****85%**

**89%

Use banking services ****37%**

**23%

Television ****51%**

**45%

Mobile phone ****50%**

**48%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****13%**

**14%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****16%**

**25%

Own their home ****96%**

**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 Kunthur?

■ Kunthur · ■ Kollegal rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****64.0%**

**59.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1014**

**967

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1033**

**950

Working population ****45.2%**

**50.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 72.0% for men and 56.1% for women. 64% of men and 26% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 245 (13%) · **■** Farm labourers 660 (36%) · **■** Household industry 13 (1%) · **■** Other work 496 (27%) · **■** Marginal 435 (24%)

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 Kollegal

- Kunagalli5,000 people
- Gopinatham4,462 people
- Lokkanahalli4,277 people
- Tagarapura4,262 people
- Minya3,905 people
- Changadarahalli3,769 people
- P.G.Palya3,736 people
- Ponnachi3,523 people

[All 139 villages in Kollegal](https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/chamarajanagar/kollegal/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Kunthur?571442
- How far is Kunthur from Chamarajanagar?42 km by road
- What is the population of Kunthur?4,094 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kunthur in?Chamarajanagar district (Kollegal sub-district), Karnataka
- What is the literacy rate of Kunthur?64.0% (Census 2011)