Village · Alur, Hassan # Kithagere Kithagere is a village in Alur sub-district of Hassan district, Karnataka, PIN code 573129. The 2011 Census counted 404 people in 108 households, the 62nd largest of 251 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.5%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 73.0%. - 404 people (2011) - 108 households - 72.5% literacy - 573129 PIN code ## Kithagere PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Kithagere is 573129. Kithagere falls in Alur sub-district, Hassan district, Karnataka. - PIN code 573129 - Gram panchayat Mallapura - Community development block Alur - Census village code 616237 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Kithagere from nearby towns? - Alur (sub-district HQ) 35 km by road - Hassan (district HQ) 45 km by road - Sakleshpur (nearest town) 23 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Kithagere? 11 services counted by the Census are inside Kithagere; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Pre-primary school In village · 1 govt - ● Primary school In village · 1 govt - ● Middle school In village · 1 govt - ● Sub post office In village - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Public bus service In village - ● Private bus service In village - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school 5–10 km · Mallapura - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Sakaleshpura - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Alur - ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km - ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km - ○ Dispensary 10+ km - ○ Post office 5–10 km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 10+ km - ○ Commercial bank 10+ km - ○ Ration (PDS) shop under 5 km - ○ Mandi / regular market 5–10 km - ○ Public library 5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking water treated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011) 9 h summer · 10 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Kithagere known for? The main crops are paddy and maize. About 63% of the 204 hectares of village land is sown, and 64 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Kithagere Of every 100 households in Kithagere in 2011, 87 had electricity, 32 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 49 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 4 a car. ■ Kithagere · ■ Alur rural average - Electricity for lighting 87% 94% - Toilet within the home 32% 41% - No toilet (open defecation) 68% 56% - Tap water 48% 51% - Drinking water within premises 2% 41% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 1% 7% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 99% 89% - Use banking services 90% 85% - Television 40% 61% - Mobile phone 49% 63% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 6% 17% - Car / jeep / van 4% 4% - None of these assets 17% 14% - Own their home 86% 93% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Kithagere? ■ Kithagere · ■ Alur rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 72.5% 73.0% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 942 1021 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 538 1026 - Working population 59.9% 58.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 83.0% for men and 62.1% for women. 70% of men and 49% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 49 (20%) · ■ Farm labourers 5 (2%) · ■ Other work 179 (74%) · ■ Marginal 9 (4%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Alur - Hanthanamane 427 people - Bosmanahalli 423 people - Hydur 420 people - Rajanahalli 412 people - Hemmige 403 people - Byaba 398 people - Hotanahallipura 389 people - Gekaravalli 388 people All 259 villages in Alur ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Kithagere? 573129 - How far is Kithagere from Hassan? 45 km by road - What is the population of Kithagere? 404 (Census 2011) - Which district is Kithagere in? Hassan district (Alur sub-district), Karnataka - What is the literacy rate of Kithagere? 72.5% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/hassan/alur/kithagere/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.