# Choudlu Village, Somvarpet, Kodagu (Karnataka) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/kodagu/somvarpet/choudlu/ Village · Somvarpet, Kodagu # Choudlu Choudlu is a village in Somvarpet sub-district of Kodagu district, Karnataka, PIN code **571236**. The 2011 Census counted **5,309 people in 1,351 households**, the 7th largest of 130 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 83.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 80.6%. - 5,309people (2011) - 1,351households - 83.1%literacy - 571236PIN code ## Choudlu PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Choudlu is 571236.** Choudlu falls in Somvarpet sub-district, Kodagu district, Karnataka. - PIN code571236 - Gram panchayatChoudlu - Community development blockSomvarpet - Census village code617935 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Choudlu from nearby towns? - Somwarpet (sub-district HQ)1 km by road - Madikeri (district HQ)50 km by road - Somwarpet (nearest town)1 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 Choudlu? 25 services counted by the Census are inside Choudlu; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt · 3 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt · 3 private - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 2 private - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Mandi / regular marketIn 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 collegeunder 5 km · Somwarpet - ○ITI / vocational schoolunder 5 km · Somvarpet - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)12 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 Choudlu known for? The main crops are **paddy and pepper**. About 41% of the 620 hectares of village land is sown, and 70 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 Choudlu Of every 100 households in Choudlu in 2011, 93 had electricity, 91 a toilet at home and 38 cooked with LPG; 57 had a mobile phone, 16 a two-wheeler and 11 a car. ■ Choudlu · ■ Somvarpet rural average Electricity for lighting ****93%** **84% Toilet within the home ****91%** **76% No toilet (open defecation) ****8%** **23% Tap water ****91%** **67% Drinking water within premises ****66%** **49% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****38%** **23% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****62%** **74% Use banking services ****73%** **70% Television ****69%** **59% Mobile phone ****57%** **58% Computer with internet ****2%** **1% Two-wheeler ****16%** **17% Car / jeep / van ****11%** **8% None of these assets ****10%** **13% Own their home ****65%** **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 Choudlu? ■ Choudlu · ■ Somvarpet rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****83.1%** **80.6% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1049** **1032 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****779** **979 Working population ****48.0%** **51.5% ### Women and men Literacy is 88.2% for men and 78.3% for women. 61% of men and 36% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 54 (2%) · **■** Farm labourers 13 (1%) · **■** Household industry 3 (0%) · **■** Other work 2,308 (91%) · **■** Marginal 169 (7%) 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 - Ulugulli7,829 people - Nelliyahadikeri7,673 people - Bidarur5,879 people - Kudige5,532 people - Cherala Srimangala3,901 people - Thorenur3,821 people - Doddakodli3,769 people - Balagunda3,676 people [All 135 villages in Somvarpet](https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/kodagu/somvarpet/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Choudlu?571236 - How far is Choudlu from Madikeri?50 km by road - What is the population of Choudlu?5,309 (Census 2011) - Which district is Choudlu in?Kodagu district (Somvarpet sub-district), Karnataka - What is the literacy rate of Choudlu?83.1% (Census 2011)