# Kolthige Village, Puttur, Dakshina Kannada (Karnataka) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/dakshina-kannada/puttur/kolthige/ Village · Puttur, Dakshina Kannada # Kolthige Kolthige is a village in Puttur sub-district of Dakshina Kannada district, Karnataka, PIN code **574212**. The 2011 Census counted **6,095 people in 1,279 households**, the 3rd largest of 66 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 84.6%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 84.4%. - 6,095people (2011) - 1,279households - 84.6%literacy - 574212PIN code ## Kolthige PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Kolthige is 574212.** Kolthige falls in Puttur sub-district, Dakshina Kannada district, Karnataka. - PIN code574212 - Gram panchayatKolthige - Community development blockPuttur - Census village code617751 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Kolthige from nearby towns? - Puttur (sub-district HQ)25 km by road - Mangalore (district HQ)75 km by road - Puttur (nearest town)25 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 Kolthige? 21 services counted by the Census are inside Kolthige; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 7 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 4 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 2 - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●TB clinicIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 2 - ●Post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Nettanigemudnoor - ○Degree college10+ km · Puttur - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Sulya - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river - Electricity (2011)16 h summer · 24 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 Kolthige known for? The main crops are **arecanut and cashew nut**. Products made here include rubber and leaf cup making. About 50% of the 3,138 hectares of village land is sown, and 740 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 Kolthige Of every 100 households in Kolthige in 2011, 82 had electricity, 78 a toilet at home and 8 cooked with LPG; 63 had a mobile phone, 22 a two-wheeler and 9 a car. ■ Kolthige · ■ Puttur rural average Electricity for lighting ****82%** **82% Toilet within the home ****78%** **85% No toilet (open defecation) ****22%** **14% Tap water ****18%** **22% Drinking water within premises ****62%** **69% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****8%** **11% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****89%** **87% Use banking services ****79%** **79% Television ****48%** **48% Mobile phone ****63%** **69% Computer with internet ****1%** **1% Two-wheeler ****22%** **20% Car / jeep / van ****9%** **8% None of these assets ****9%** **8% Own their home ****88%** **94% 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 Kolthige? ■ Kolthige · ■ Puttur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****84.6%** **84.4% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1006** **1012 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****888** **952 Working population ****59.1%** **53.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 89.5% for men and 79.9% for women. 68% of men and 50% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 28 (1%) · **■** Farm labourers 3 (0%) · **■** Household industry 276 (8%) · **■** Other work 2,622 (73%) · **■** Marginal 671 (19%) 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 Puttur - Nettanigemudnoor8,447 people - Narimogru6,520 people - Aryapu5,980 people - Koila5,961 people - Kodimbala5,950 people - Bajathuru5,913 people [All 66 villages in Puttur](https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/dakshina-kannada/puttur/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Kolthige?574212 - How far is Kolthige from Mangalore?75 km by road - What is the population of Kolthige?6,095 (Census 2011) - Which district is Kolthige in?Dakshina Kannada district (Puttur sub-district), Karnataka - What is the literacy rate of Kolthige?84.6% (Census 2011)