# Kunthur Village, Sringeri, Chikmagalur (Karnataka) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Sringeri, Chikmagalur 

# Kunthur

Kunthur is a village in Sringeri sub-district of Chikmagalur district, Karnataka, PIN code **577139**. The 2011 Census counted **854 people in 218 households**, the 10th largest of 48 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 87.8%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 85.3%.

- 854people (2011)
- 218households
- 87.8%literacy
- 577139PIN code

## Kunthur PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Kunthur is 577139.** Kunthur falls in Sringeri sub-district, Chikmagalur district, Karnataka.

- PIN code577139
- Gram panchayatMenase
- Community development blockSringeri
- Census village code608959

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?

- Sringeri (sub-district HQ)6 km by road
- Chikmagalur (district HQ)87 km by road
- Sringeri (nearest town)6 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?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Sringeri
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Sringeri
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Sringeri
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)10 h summer · 18 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 **arecanut and coconut**. About 27% of the 610 hectares of village land is sown, and 40 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, 91 had electricity, 77 a toilet at home and 6 cooked with LPG; 57 had a mobile phone, 24 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Kunthur · ■ Sringeri rural average

Electricity for lighting ****91%**

**81%

Toilet within the home ****77%**

**82%

No toilet (open defecation) ****23%**

**18%

Tap water ****25%**

**31%

Drinking water within premises ****43%**

**45%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****6%**

**15%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****90%**

**82%

Use banking services ****95%**

**92%

Television ****62%**

**58%

Mobile phone ****57%**

**61%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****24%**

**26%

Car / jeep / van ****4%**

**6%

None of these assets ****10%**

**9%

Own their home ****93%**

**89%

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 · ■ Sringeri rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****87.8%**

**85.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****928**

**1033

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****917**

**986

Working population ****42.2%**

**41.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 93.6% for men and 81.5% for women. 62% of men and 21% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 198 (55%) · **■** Farm labourers 81 (22%) · **■** Household industry 8 (2%) · **■** Other work 71 (20%) · **■** Marginal 2 (1%)

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 Sringeri

- Yedadalli1,053 people
- Nemmaru1,045 people
- Masige888 people
- Gandagatta880 people
- Begar852 people
- Uluvalli829 people
- Neelandur823 people
- Kelakoppa818 people

[All 49 villages in Sringeri](https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/chikmagalur/sringeri/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Kunthur?577139
- How far is Kunthur from Chikmagalur?87 km by road
- What is the population of Kunthur?854 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kunthur in?Chikmagalur district (Sringeri sub-district), Karnataka
- What is the literacy rate of Kunthur?87.8% (Census 2011)