# Kottarga Village, Aland, Gulbarga (Karnataka) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Aland, Gulbarga 

# Kottarga

Kottarga is a village in Aland sub-district of Gulbarga district, Karnataka, PIN code **585316**. The 2011 Census counted **1,174 people in 178 households**, the 96th largest of 134 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 67.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 62.1%.

- 1,174people (2011)
- 178households
- 67.9%literacy
- 585316PIN code

## Kottarga PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Kottarga is 585316.** Kottarga falls in Aland sub-district, Gulbarga district, Karnataka.

- PIN code585316
- Gram panchayatSirchand
- Community development blockAland
- Census village code620007

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

## How far is Kottarga from nearby towns?

- Aland (sub-district HQ)30 km by road
- Gulbarga (district HQ)44 km by road
- Aland (nearest town)30 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 Kottarga?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Gulbarga
- ○Degree college10+ km · Aland
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Aland
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)18 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 Kottarga known for?

The main crops are **jowar**. About 88% of the 500 hectares of village land is sown, and 20 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 Kottarga

Of every 100 households in Kottarga in 2011, 86 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 75 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Kottarga · ■ Aland rural average

Electricity for lighting ****86%**

**86%

Toilet within the home ****1%**

**3%

No toilet (open defecation) ****99%**

**92%

Tap water ****2%**

**50%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**18%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**97%

Use banking services ****66%**

**56%

Television ****43%**

**38%

Mobile phone ****75%**

**55%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**8%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**2%

None of these assets ****9%**

**26%

Own their home ****97%**

**95%

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 Kottarga?

■ Kottarga · ■ Aland rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****67.9%**

**62.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****960**

**945

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****868**

**936

Working population ****49.7%**

**48.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 80.8% for men and 54.7% for women. 57% of men and 42% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 288 (49%) · **■** Farm labourers 95 (16%) · **■** Household industry 15 (3%) · **■** Other work 98 (17%) · **■** Marginal 87 (15%)

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 Aland

- Gulhalli1,224 people
- Jamga Khandala1,215 people
- Chalgera1,213 people
- Nagelagaon1,191 people
- Sawalgi1,159 people
- Alur1,107 people
- Sangunda1,097 people
- Wagdhari1,085 people

[All 136 villages in Aland](https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/gulbarga/aland/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Kottarga?585316
- How far is Kottarga from Gulbarga?44 km by road
- What is the population of Kottarga?1,174 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kottarga in?Gulbarga district (Aland sub-district), Karnataka
- What is the literacy rate of Kottarga?67.9% (Census 2011)