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

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Village · Somvarpet, Kodagu 

# Kattepura

Kattepura is a village in Somvarpet sub-district of Kodagu district, Karnataka, PIN code **571231**. The 2011 Census counted **498 people in 127 households**, the 102nd largest of 130 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 65.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 80.6%.

- 498people (2011)
- 127households
- 65.4%literacy
- 571231PIN code

## Kattepura PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code571231
- Gram panchayatBesur
- Community development blockSomvarpet
- Census village code617875

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

## How far is Kattepura from nearby towns?

- Somwarpet (sub-district HQ)30 km by road
- Madikeri (district HQ)58 km by road
- Arkalgud (nearest town)18 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 Kattepura?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Doddakodli
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Doddakodli
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Arkalgud
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand 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 Kattepura known for?

The main crops are **paddy and pepper**. About 45% of the 459 hectares of village land is sown, and 208 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 Kattepura

Of every 100 households in Kattepura in 2011, 74 had electricity, 28 a toilet at home and 6 cooked with LPG; 58 had a mobile phone, 18 a two-wheeler and 8 a car.

■ Kattepura · ■ Somvarpet rural average

Electricity for lighting ****74%**

**84%

Toilet within the home ****28%**

**76%

No toilet (open defecation) ****72%**

**23%

Tap water ****71%**

**67%

Drinking water within premises ****13%**

**49%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****6%**

**23%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****94%**

**74%

Use banking services ****54%**

**70%

Television ****46%**

**59%

Mobile phone ****58%**

**58%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****18%**

**17%

Car / jeep / van ****8%**

**8%

None of these assets ****19%**

**13%

Own their home ****96%**

**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 Kattepura?

■ Kattepura · ■ Somvarpet rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****65.4%**

**80.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****976**

**1032

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****938**

**979

Working population ****61.2%**

**51.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 71.4% for men and 59.3% for women. 65% of men and 58% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 7 (2%) · **■** Farm labourers 2 (1%) · **■** Other work 293 (96%) · **■** Marginal 3 (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

- Channapura516 people
- Nidtha512 people
- Sidigalale506 people
- Mudravalli501 people
- Doddatholur467 people
- Hithlukeri465 people
- Kitturu465 people
- Haraga453 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Kattepura?571231
- How far is Kattepura from Madikeri?58 km by road
- What is the population of Kattepura?498 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kattepura in?Kodagu district (Somvarpet sub-district), Karnataka
- What is the literacy rate of Kattepura?65.4% (Census 2011)