# Kasuru Village, Somvarpet, Kodagu (Karnataka) – PIN Code

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Village · Somvarpet, Kodagu 

# Kasuru

Kasuru is a village in Somvarpet sub-district of Kodagu district, Karnataka, PIN code **571231**. The 2011 Census counted **368 people in 88 households**, the 112th largest of 130 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 78.4%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 80.6%.

- 368people (2011)
- 88households
- 78.4%literacy
- 571231PIN code

## Kasuru PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Kasuru is 571231.** Kasuru falls in Somvarpet sub-district, Kodagu district, Karnataka.

- PIN code571231
- Gram panchayatKodlipet
- Community development blockSomvarpet
- Census village code617860

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Kasuru from nearby towns?

- Somwarpet (sub-district HQ)30 km by road
- Madikeri (district HQ)70 km by road
- Arkalgud (nearest town)27 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 Kasuru?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Kasuru; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Doddakodli
- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Doddakodli
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Shanivaralout
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Arkalgud
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- 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 Kasuru known for?

The main crops are **pepper and paddy**. About 59% of the 230 hectares of village land is sown, and 12 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 Kasuru

Of every 100 households in Kasuru in 2011, 71 had electricity, 54 a toilet at home and 12 cooked with LPG; 65 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Kasuru · ■ Somvarpet rural average

Electricity for lighting ****71%**

**84%

Toilet within the home ****54%**

**76%

No toilet (open defecation) ****46%**

**23%

Tap water ****90%**

**67%

Drinking water within premises ****8%**

**49%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****12%**

**23%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****88%**

**74%

Use banking services ****44%**

**70%

Television ****44%**

**59%

Mobile phone ****65%**

**58%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****9%**

**17%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**8%

None of these assets ****21%**

**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 Kasuru?

■ Kasuru · ■ Somvarpet rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****78.4%**

**80.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1011**

**1032

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****933**

**979

Working population ****49.5%**

**51.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 83.7% for men and 73.2% for women. 63% of men and 36% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 12 (7%) · **■** Farm labourers 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 167 (92%) · **■** Marginal 2 (1%)

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

- Janardanahalli441 people
- Dundalli420 people
- Doddabandara404 people
- Abbimatta368 people
- Avaradalu361 people
- Mensa341 people
- Nakalagodu338 people
- Managali315 people

[All 135 villages in Somvarpet](https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/kodagu/somvarpet/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Kasuru?571231
- How far is Kasuru from Madikeri?70 km by road
- What is the population of Kasuru?368 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kasuru in?Kodagu district (Somvarpet sub-district), Karnataka
- What is the literacy rate of Kasuru?78.4% (Census 2011)