# Kanthur Village, Madikeri, Kodagu (Karnataka) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/kodagu/madikeri/kanthur/ Village · Madikeri, Kodagu # Kanthur Kanthur is a village in Madikeri sub-district of Kodagu district, Karnataka, PIN code **571252**. The 2011 Census counted **3,331 people in 861 households**, the 6th largest of 67 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 87.2%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 86.8%. - 3,331people (2011) - 861households - 87.2%literacy - 571252PIN code ## Kanthur PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Kanthur is 571252.** Kanthur falls in Madikeri sub-district, Kodagu district, Karnataka. - PIN code571252 - Gram panchayatKanthur - Community development blockMadikeri - Census village code617832 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Kanthur from nearby towns? - Madikeri (sub-district HQ)16 km by road - Madikeri (district HQ)16 km by road - Madikeri (nearest town)16 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 Kanthur? 30 services counted by the Census are inside Kanthur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt · 2 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt · 2 private - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 2 govt · 3 private - ●Senior 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 - ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Mobile health clinicIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 2 - ●Post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Commercial bankIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree college10+ km · Madikeri - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Madikeri - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)16 h summer · 16 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 Kanthur known for? The main crops are **coffee and pepper**. Products made here include cement hollow blocks and clay bricks. About 93% of the 835 hectares of village land is sown. Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Homes and amenities in Kanthur Of every 100 households in Kanthur in 2011, 92 had electricity, 89 a toilet at home and 36 cooked with LPG; 72 had a mobile phone, 20 a two-wheeler and 16 a car. ■ Kanthur · ■ Madikeri rural average Electricity for lighting ****92%** **75% Toilet within the home ****89%** **83% No toilet (open defecation) ****10%** **16% Tap water ****49%** **29% Drinking water within premises ****71%** **46% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****36%** **13% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****63%** **86% Use banking services ****69%** **74% Television ****69%** **53% Mobile phone ****72%** **58% Computer with internet ****2%** **1% Two-wheeler ****20%** **12% Car / jeep / van ****16%** **11% None of these assets ****9%** **8% Own their home ****50%** **78% 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 Kanthur? ■ Kanthur · ■ Madikeri rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****87.2%** **86.8% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****936** **1002 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****872** **950 Working population ****46.2%** **51.8% ### Women and men Literacy is 91.4% for men and 82.7% for women. 56% of men and 36% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 22 (1%) · **■** Farm labourers 9 (1%) · **■** Household industry 11 (1%) · **■** Other work 1,467 (95%) · **■** Marginal 30 (2%) 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 Madikeri - Melchembu3,887 people - Kundalpadi Peraje3,823 people - Yemmemadu3,530 people - Napoklu3,429 people - Kunjila3,260 people - Sampaje2,956 people - Kolakeri2,864 people - Hoddur2,761 people [All 67 villages in Madikeri](https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/kodagu/madikeri/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Kanthur?571252 - How far is Kanthur from Madikeri?16 km by road - What is the population of Kanthur?3,331 (Census 2011) - Which district is Kanthur in?Kodagu district (Madikeri sub-district), Karnataka - What is the literacy rate of Kanthur?87.2% (Census 2011)