# Kalakandur Village, Somvarpet, Kodagu (Karnataka) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/kodagu/somvarpet/kalakandur/ Village · Somvarpet, Kodagu # Kalakandur Kalakandur is a village in Somvarpet sub-district of Kodagu district, Karnataka, PIN code **571236**. The 2011 Census counted **1,308 people in 320 households**, the 39th largest of 130 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 80.1%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 80.6%. - 1,308people (2011) - 320households - 80.1%literacy - 571236PIN code ## Kalakandur PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Kalakandur is 571236.** Kalakandur falls in Somvarpet sub-district, Kodagu district, Karnataka. - PIN code571236 - Gram panchayatHanagallu - Community development blockSomvarpet - Census village code617934 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Kalakandur from nearby towns? - Somwarpet (sub-district HQ)5 km by road - Madikeri (district HQ)50 km by road - Somwarpet (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 Kalakandur? 15 services counted by the Census are inside Kalakandur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●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 - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Somvarpet - ○Degree college5–10 km · Somwarpet - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Somwarpet - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 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 Kalakandur known for? The main crops are **paddy and pepper**. About 33% of the 658 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 Kalakandur Of every 100 households in Kalakandur in 2011, 85 had electricity, 79 a toilet at home and 39 cooked with LPG; 53 had a mobile phone, 15 a two-wheeler and 10 a car. ■ Kalakandur · ■ Somvarpet rural average Electricity for lighting ****85%** **84% Toilet within the home ****79%** **76% No toilet (open defecation) ****21%** **23% Tap water ****92%** **67% Drinking water within premises ****1%** **49% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****39%** **23% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****60%** **74% Use banking services ****52%** **70% Television ****52%** **59% Mobile phone ****53%** **58% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****15%** **17% Car / jeep / van ****10%** **8% None of these assets ****15%** **13% Own their home ****86%** **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 Kalakandur? ■ Kalakandur · ■ Somvarpet rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****80.1%** **80.6% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1162** **1032 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1043** **979 Working population ****47.2%** **51.5% ### Women and men Literacy is 88.8% for men and 72.7% for women. 64% of men and 32% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 26 (4%) · **■** Farm labourers 4 (1%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 550 (89%) · **■** Marginal 36 (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 - Nanjarayapatna1,454 people - Doddamolathe1,424 people - Hulse1,414 people - Nakur Sirangala1,329 people - Tholur Shettalli1,299 people - Kusubur1,289 people - Malambi1,276 people - Kiragandur1,262 people [All 135 villages in Somvarpet](https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/kodagu/somvarpet/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Kalakandur?571236 - How far is Kalakandur from Madikeri?50 km by road - What is the population of Kalakandur?1,308 (Census 2011) - Which district is Kalakandur in?Kodagu district (Somvarpet sub-district), Karnataka - What is the literacy rate of Kalakandur?80.1% (Census 2011)