# Kagathur Village, Channagiri, Davanagere (Karnataka)

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Village · Channagiri, Davanagere 

# Kagathur

Kagathur is a village in Channagiri sub-district of Davanagere district, Karnataka, PIN code **577221**. The 2011 Census counted **1,950 people in 456 households**, the 39th largest of 202 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 80.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 71.2%.

- 1,950people (2011)
- 456households
- 80.7%literacy
- 577221PIN code

## Kagathur PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Kagathur is 577221.** Kagathur falls in Channagiri sub-district, Davanagere district, Karnataka.

- PIN code577221
- Gram panchayatKagathur
- Community development blockChannagiri
- Census village code606973

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

## How far is Kagathur from nearby towns?

- Channagiri (sub-district HQ)11 km by road
- Davanagere (district HQ)50 km by road
- Channagiri (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 Kagathur?

19 services counted by the Census are inside Kagathur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●TB clinicIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn 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
- ●Public libraryIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Channagiri
- ○Degree college10+ km · Channagiri
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Channagiri
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)13 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 Kagathur known for?

The main crops are **maize and ragi**. About 82% of the 455 hectares of village land is sown, and 112 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 Kagathur

Of every 100 households in Kagathur in 2011, 94 had electricity, 49 a toilet at home and 38 cooked with LPG; 61 had a mobile phone, 21 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Kagathur · ■ Channagiri rural average

Electricity for lighting ****94%**

**90%

Toilet within the home ****49%**

**41%

No toilet (open defecation) ****50%**

**58%

Tap water ****94%**

**70%

Drinking water within premises ****54%**

**24%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****38%**

**15%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****60%**

**82%

Use banking services ****45%**

**45%

Television ****60%**

**60%

Mobile phone ****61%**

**59%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****21%**

**19%

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

**4%

None of these assets ****21%**

**17%

Own their home ****91%**

**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 Kagathur?

■ Kagathur · ■ Channagiri rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****80.7%**

**71.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****990**

**979

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****989**

**947

Working population ****42.4%**

**46.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 86.7% for men and 74.6% for women. 66% of men and 18% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 336 (41%) · **■** Farm labourers 154 (19%) · **■** Household industry 22 (3%) · **■** Other work 152 (18%) · **■** Marginal 163 (20%)

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 Channagiri

- Maravanji2,050 people
- Kanchiganahalu1,984 people
- Hebbalagere1,978 people
- Mallapura1,960 people
- Hosahalli1,924 people
- Harlipura1,897 people
- Thippagondanahalli1,884 people
- Chikgangoor1,857 people

[All 249 villages in Channagiri](https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/davanagere/channagiri/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Kagathur?577221
- How far is Kagathur from Davanagere?50 km by road
- What is the population of Kagathur?1,950 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kagathur in?Davanagere district (Channagiri sub-district), Karnataka
- What is the literacy rate of Kagathur?80.7% (Census 2011)