# Attur Forest Village, Somvarpet, Kodagu (Karnataka) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/kodagu/somvarpet/attur-forest/ Village · Somvarpet, Kodagu # Attur Forest Attur Forest is a village in Somvarpet sub-district of Kodagu district, Karnataka, PIN code **571234**. The 2011 Census counted **628 people in 135 households**, the 83rd largest of 130 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 90.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 80.6%. - 628people (2011) - 135households - 90.1%literacy - 571234PIN code ## Attur Forest PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Attur Forest is 571234.** Attur Forest falls in Somvarpet sub-district, Kodagu district, Karnataka. - PIN code571234 - Gram panchayatGuddehosur - Community development blockSomvarpet - Census village code617988 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Attur Forest from nearby towns? - Somwarpet (sub-district HQ)22 km by road - Madikeri (district HQ)27 km by road - Kushalnagar (nearest town)5 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 Attur Forest? 12 services counted by the Census are inside Attur Forest; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Kushalnagar - ○Degree college5–10 km · Kushalanagar - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Kushalnagar - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river - Electricity (2011)10 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 Attur Forest known for? The main crops are **maize and coffee**. About 20% of the 1,179 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 Attur Forest Of every 100 households in Attur Forest in 2011, 77 had electricity, 63 a toilet at home and 8 cooked with LPG; 58 had a mobile phone, 37 a two-wheeler and 8 a car. ■ Attur Forest · ■ Somvarpet rural average Electricity for lighting ****77%** **84% Toilet within the home ****63%** **76% No toilet (open defecation) ****37%** **23% Tap water ****55%** **67% Drinking water within premises ****40%** **49% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****8%** **23% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****89%** **74% Use banking services ****90%** **70% Television ****57%** **59% Mobile phone ****58%** **58% Computer with internet ****1%** **1% Two-wheeler ****37%** **17% Car / jeep / van ****8%** **8% None of these assets ****8%** **13% Own their home ****91%** **76% 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 Attur Forest? ■ Attur Forest · ■ Somvarpet rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****90.1%** **80.6% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****635** **1032 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1038** **979 Working population ****39.3%** **51.5% ### Women and men Literacy is 94.1% for men and 83.4% for women. 45% of men and 30% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ******** **■** Cultivators 84 (34%) · **■** Farm labourers 47 (19%) · **■** Other work 101 (41%) · **■** Marginal 15 (6%) 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 Somvarpet - Kumaralli678 people - Negalale Karkalli673 people - Koothi666 people - Doddakolathur641 people - Sunti607 people - Heggula596 people - Kelakodli596 people - Hebbulse578 people [All 135 villages in Somvarpet](https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/kodagu/somvarpet/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Attur Forest?571234 - How far is Attur Forest from Madikeri?27 km by road - What is the population of Attur Forest?628 (Census 2011) - Which district is Attur Forest in?Kodagu district (Somvarpet sub-district), Karnataka - What is the literacy rate of Attur Forest?90.1% (Census 2011)