# Kothur Village, Gauribidanur, Chikkaballapura (Karnataka) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/chikkaballapura/gauribidanur/kothur-623286/ Village · Gauribidanur, Chikkaballapura # Kothur Kothur is a village in Gauribidanur sub-district of Chikkaballapura district, Karnataka, PIN code **561213**. The 2011 Census counted **2,508 people in 622 households**, the 22nd largest of 219 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 60.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 67.3%. - 2,508people (2011) - 622households - 60.0%literacy - 561213PIN code ## Kothur PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Kothur is 561213.** Kothur falls in Gauribidanur sub-district, Chikkaballapura district, Karnataka. - PIN code561213 - Gram panchayatG Kothur - Community development blockGauribidanur - Census village code623286 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Kothur from nearby towns? - Gauribidanur (sub-district HQ)26 km by road - Chikkaballapur (district HQ)54 km by road - Gudibanda (nearest town)14 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 Kothur? 19 services counted by the Census are inside Kothur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●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 - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Gudibanda - ○Degree college10+ km · Gudibanda - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gudibanda - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)10 h summer · 12 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 Kothur known for? The main crops are **maize**. About 64% of the 910 hectares of village land is sown, and 148 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 Kothur Of every 100 households in Kothur in 2011, 89 had electricity, 11 a toilet at home and 5 cooked with LPG; 35 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Kothur · ■ Gauribidanur rural average Electricity for lighting ****89%** **88% Toilet within the home ****11%** **21% No toilet (open defecation) ****89%** **77% Tap water ****98%** **71% Drinking water within premises ****7%** **19% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****5%** **11% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****93%** **87% Use banking services ****50%** **52% Television ****40%** **42% Mobile phone ****35%** **39% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****12%** **14% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****29%** **29% Own their home ****97%** **92% 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 Kothur? ■ Kothur · ■ Gauribidanur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****60.0%** **67.3% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****979** **976 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1026** **955 Working population ****58.3%** **55.5% ### Women and men Literacy is 67.7% for men and 52.1% for women. 60% of men and 56% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 581 (40%) · **■** Farm labourers 375 (26%) · **■** Household industry 27 (2%) · **■** Other work 180 (12%) · **■** Marginal 300 (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 Gauribidanur - Varavani2,624 people - Chikkakurugodu2,615 people - Minakanagurki2,573 people - Kadalaveni2,512 people - B.Bommasandra2,490 people - Mudigere2,490 people - Halehalli2,445 people - Namagondlu2,427 people [All 238 villages in Gauribidanur](https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/chikkaballapura/gauribidanur/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Kothur?561213 - How far is Kothur from Chikkaballapur?54 km by road - What is the population of Kothur?2,508 (Census 2011) - Which district is Kothur in?Chikkaballapura district (Gauribidanur sub-district), Karnataka - What is the literacy rate of Kothur?60.0% (Census 2011)