# Doddakolathur Village, Somvarpet, Kodagu (Karnataka) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/kodagu/somvarpet/doddakolathur/ Village · Somvarpet, Kodagu # Doddakolathur Doddakolathur is a village in Somvarpet sub-district of Kodagu district, Karnataka, PIN code **571215**. The 2011 Census counted **641 people in 159 households**, the 82nd largest of 130 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 74.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 80.6%. - 641people (2011) - 159households - 74.9%literacy - 571215PIN code ## Doddakolathur PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Doddakolathur is 571215.** Doddakolathur falls in Somvarpet sub-district, Kodagu district, Karnataka. - PIN code571215 - Gram panchayatDundalli - Community development blockSomvarpet - Census village code617893 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Doddakolathur from nearby towns? - Somwarpet (sub-district HQ)20 km by road - Madikeri (district HQ)60 km by road - Somwarpet (nearest town)20 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 Doddakolathur? 12 services counted by the Census are inside Doddakolathur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Sub 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 - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Bidarur - ○Degree college5–10 km · Bidarur - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Alur - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public libraryunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 20 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 Doddakolathur known for? The main crops are **paddy and pepper**. About 62% of the 438 hectares of village land is sown, and 274 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 Doddakolathur Of every 100 households in Doddakolathur in 2011, 87 had electricity, 73 a toilet at home and 28 cooked with LPG; 62 had a mobile phone, 15 a two-wheeler and 10 a car. ■ Doddakolathur · ■ Somvarpet rural average Electricity for lighting ****87%** **84% Toilet within the home ****73%** **76% No toilet (open defecation) ****27%** **23% Tap water ****8%** **67% Drinking water within premises ****33%** **49% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****28%** **23% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****66%** **74% Use banking services ****78%** **70% Television ****66%** **59% Mobile phone ****62%** **58% Computer with internet ****1%** **1% Two-wheeler ****15%** **17% Car / jeep / van ****10%** **8% None of these assets ****6%** **13% Own their home ****98%** **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 Doddakolathur? ■ Doddakolathur · ■ Somvarpet rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****74.9%** **80.6% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1109** **1032 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1520** **979 Working population ****54.6%** **51.5% ### Women and men Literacy is 83.5% for men and 66.9% for women. 62% of men and 48% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ******** **■** Cultivators 7 (2%) · **■** Farm labourers 9 (3%) · **■** Other work 322 (92%) · **■** Marginal 12 (3%) 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 - Nandigunda686 people - Kumaralli678 people - Negalale Karkalli673 people - Koothi666 people - Attur Forest628 people - Sunti607 people - Heggula596 people - Kelakodli596 people [All 135 villages in Somvarpet](https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/kodagu/somvarpet/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Doddakolathur?571215 - How far is Doddakolathur from Madikeri?60 km by road - What is the population of Doddakolathur?641 (Census 2011) - Which district is Doddakolathur in?Kodagu district (Somvarpet sub-district), Karnataka - What is the literacy rate of Doddakolathur?74.9% (Census 2011)