Village · Kadur, Chikmagalur # Kanchagallu Kanchagallu is a village in Kadur sub-district of Chikmagalur district, Karnataka, PIN code 577138. The 2011 Census counted 816 people in 211 households, the 100th largest of 272 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 77.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 74.3%. - 816 people (2011) - 211 households - 77.3% literacy - 577138 PIN code ## Kanchagallu PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Kanchagallu is 577138. Kanchagallu falls in Kadur sub-district, Chikmagalur district, Karnataka. - PIN code 577138 - Gram panchayat K.Bidre - Community development block Kadur - Census village code 609576 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Kanchagallu from nearby towns? - Kadur (sub-district HQ) 30 km by road - Chikmagalur (district HQ) 67 km by road - Kadur (nearest town) 30 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Kanchagallu? 8 services counted by the Census are inside Kanchagallu; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Primary school In village · 1 govt - ● Middle school In village · 1 govt - ● Public bus service In village - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Weekly haat In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school 5–10 km · Singatagere - ○ Degree college 5–10 km · Singatagere - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Kadur - ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km - ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km - ○ Dispensary 5–10 km - ○ Post office 10+ km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 10+ km - ○ Commercial bank under 5 km - ○ Ration (PDS) shop under 5 km - ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km - ○ Public library under 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking water untreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011) 10 h summer · 8 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Kanchagallu known for? The main crops are coconuts and sunflower. About 69% of the 613 hectares of village land is sown, and 23 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Kanchagallu Of every 100 households in Kanchagallu in 2011, 80 had electricity, 29 a toilet at home and 11 cooked with LPG; 20 had a mobile phone, 16 a two-wheeler and 3 a car. ■ Kanchagallu · ■ Kadur rural average - Electricity for lighting 80% 86% - Toilet within the home 29% 28% - No toilet (open defecation) 71% 71% - Tap water 89% 68% - Drinking water within premises 69% 32% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 11% 11% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 86% 88% - Use banking services 48% 57% - Television 59% 53% - Mobile phone 20% 40% - Computer with internet 3% 1% - Two-wheeler 16% 18% - Car / jeep / van 3% 2% - None of these assets 15% 19% - Own their home 92% 94% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Kanchagallu? ■ Kanchagallu · ■ Kadur rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 77.3% 74.3% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1010 987 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 698 959 - Working population 61.8% 58.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 82.4% for men and 72.4% for women. 73% of men and 51% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 253 (50%) · ■ Farm labourers 42 (8%) · ■ Household industry 5 (1%) · ■ Other work 37 (7%) · ■ Marginal 167 (33%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Kadur - Thuruvanahalli 898 people - K.Dasarahalli 889 people - Karehalli.D 873 people - Birurkaval 827 people - Byregondanahalli 812 people - Machegundanahalli 804 people - Huligundi 798 people - Pura 797 people All 312 villages in Kadur ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Kanchagallu? 577138 - How far is Kanchagallu from Chikmagalur? 67 km by road - What is the population of Kanchagallu? 816 (Census 2011) - Which district is Kanchagallu in? Chikmagalur district (Kadur sub-district), Karnataka - What is the literacy rate of Kanchagallu? 77.3% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/chikmagalur/kadur/kanchagallu/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.