Village · Somvarpet, Kodagu
# Kattepura Forest

Kattepura Forest is a village in Somvarpet sub-district of Kodagu district, Karnataka, PIN code 571231. The 2011 Census counted 4 people in 1 household, the 130th largest of 130 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 100.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 80.6%.
- 4 people (2011)
- 1 household
- 100.0% literacy
- 571231 PIN code

## Kattepura Forest PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Kattepura Forest is 571231. Kattepura Forest falls in Somvarpet sub-district, Kodagu district, Karnataka.
- PIN code 571231
- Gram panchayat Besur
- Community development block Somvarpet
- Census village code 617876

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Kattepura Forest from nearby towns?
- Somwarpet (sub-district HQ) 33 km by road
- Madikeri (district HQ) 58 km by road
- Arkalgud (nearest town) 14 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Kattepura Forest?

5 services counted by the Census are inside Kattepura Forest; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Sub post office In village
- ● Public bus service In village
- ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village
- ● All-weather road In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Primary school 5–10 km · Doddakodli
- ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Doddakodli
- ○ Degree college 5–10 km · Doddakodli
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Arkalgud
- ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km
- ○ Dispensary 10+ km
- ○ Post office 5–10 km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ ATM 10+ km
- ○ Commercial bank 10+ km
- ○ Ration (PDS) shop under 5 km
- ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km
- ○ Public library 5–10 km

### Water and power
- Drinking water hand pumps
- Electricity (2011) 14 h summer · 16 h winter

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## Homes and amenities in Kattepura Forest

Of every 100 households in Kattepura Forest in 2011, 100 had electricity, 100 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 100 had a mobile phone, 100 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Kattepura Forest · ■ Somvarpet rural average
- Electricity for lighting 100% 84%
- Toilet within the home 100% 76%
- No toilet (open defecation) 0% 23%
- Tap water 100% 67%
- Drinking water within premises 100% 49%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 23%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 74%
- Use banking services 100% 70%
- Television 100% 59%
- Mobile phone 100% 58%
- Computer with internet 0% 1%
- Two-wheeler 100% 17%
- Car / jeep / van 0% 8%
- None of these assets 0% 13%
- Own their home 100% 76%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Kattepura Forest?

■ Kattepura Forest · ■ Somvarpet rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 100.0% 80.6%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1000 1032
- Working population 25.0% 51.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 100.0% for men and 100.0% for women. 50% of men and 0% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Other work 1 (100%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Somvarpet
- Anekad Forest 32 people
- Yedavanadu Forest I Bit 30 people
- Gadinad Forest 19 people
- Malambi Forest 5 people

All 135 villages in Somvarpet

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Kattepura Forest? 571231
- How far is Kattepura Forest from Madikeri? 58 km by road
- What is the population of Kattepura Forest? 4 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kattepura Forest in? Kodagu district (Somvarpet sub-district), Karnataka
- What is the literacy rate of Kattepura Forest? 100.0% (Census 2011)

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