# Kiragandur Village, Somvarpet, Kodagu (Karnataka) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/kodagu/somvarpet/kiragandur/ Village · Somvarpet, Kodagu # Kiragandur Kiragandur is a village in Somvarpet sub-district of Kodagu district, Karnataka, PIN code **571236**. The 2011 Census counted **1,262 people in 342 households**, the 43rd largest of 130 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 76.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 80.6%. - 1,262people (2011) - 342households - 76.6%literacy - 571236PIN code ## Kiragandur PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Kiragandur is 571236.** Kiragandur falls in Somvarpet sub-district, Kodagu district, Karnataka. - PIN code571236 - Gram panchayatKiragandur - Community development blockSomvarpet - Census village code617931 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Kiragandur from nearby towns? - Somwarpet (sub-district HQ)10 km by road - Madikeri (district HQ)33 km by road - Somwarpet (nearest town)10 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 Kiragandur? 14 services counted by the Census are inside Kiragandur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Somvarpet - ○Degree college10+ km · Somvarpet - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Somwarpet - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)10 h summer · 15 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 Kiragandur known for? The main crops are **paddy and pepper**. About 84% of the 920 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 Kiragandur Of every 100 households in Kiragandur in 2011, 88 had electricity, 80 a toilet at home and 28 cooked with LPG; 59 had a mobile phone, 16 a two-wheeler and 13 a car. ■ Kiragandur · ■ Somvarpet rural average Electricity for lighting ****88%** **84% Toilet within the home ****80%** **76% No toilet (open defecation) ****20%** **23% Tap water ****69%** **67% Drinking water within premises ****49%** **49% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****28%** **23% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****70%** **74% Use banking services ****76%** **70% Television ****61%** **59% Mobile phone ****59%** **58% Computer with internet ****2%** **1% Two-wheeler ****16%** **17% Car / jeep / van ****13%** **8% None of these assets ****5%** **13% Own their home ****63%** **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 Kiragandur? ■ Kiragandur · ■ Somvarpet rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****76.6%** **80.6% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1062** **1032 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1312** **979 Working population ****57.1%** **51.5% ### Women and men Literacy is 84.4% for men and 69.2% for women. 66% of men and 48% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ****** **■** Cultivators 83 (12%) · **■** Other work 573 (79%) · **■** Marginal 65 (9%) 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 - Kalakandur1,308 people - Tholur Shettalli1,299 people - Kusubur1,289 people - Malambi1,276 people - Alur1,234 people - Marur1,153 people - Kudlurchettalli1,128 people - Hulse1,110 people [All 135 villages in Somvarpet](https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/kodagu/somvarpet/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Kiragandur?571236 - How far is Kiragandur from Madikeri?33 km by road - What is the population of Kiragandur?1,262 (Census 2011) - Which district is Kiragandur in?Kodagu district (Somvarpet sub-district), Karnataka - What is the literacy rate of Kiragandur?76.6% (Census 2011)