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

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Village · Somvarpet, Kodagu 

# Kitturu

Kitturu is a village in Somvarpet sub-district of Kodagu district, Karnataka, PIN code **571235**. The 2011 Census counted **465 people in 143 households**, the 105th largest of 130 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 82.4%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 80.6%.

- 465people (2011)
- 143households
- 82.4%literacy
- 571235PIN code

## Kitturu PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Kitturu is 571235.** Kitturu falls in Somvarpet sub-district, Kodagu district, Karnataka.

- PIN code571235
- Gram panchayatHandli
- Community development blockSomvarpet
- Census village code617888

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

## How far is Kitturu from nearby towns?

- Somwarpet (sub-district HQ)25 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 Kitturu?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Kitturu; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Sub post officeIn 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

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Bidarur
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Bidarur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Arkalgud
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand 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 Kitturu known for?

The main crops are **paddy and pepper**. About 64% of the 192 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 Kitturu

Of every 100 households in Kitturu in 2011, 78 had electricity, 61 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 56 had a mobile phone, 16 a two-wheeler and 5 a car.

■ Kitturu · ■ Somvarpet rural average

Electricity for lighting ****78%**

**84%

Toilet within the home ****61%**

**76%

No toilet (open defecation) ****39%**

**23%

Tap water ****89%**

**67%

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

**49%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**23%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**74%

Use banking services ****72%**

**70%

Television ****50%**

**59%

Mobile phone ****56%**

**58%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****16%**

**17%

Car / jeep / van ****5%**

**8%

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

**13%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Kitturu?

■ Kitturu · ■ Somvarpet rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****82.4%**

**80.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1133**

**1032

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****556**

**979

Working population ****70.1%**

**51.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 89.0% for men and 76.8% for women. 74% of men and 66% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 48 (15%) · **■** Farm labourers 84 (26%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 107 (33%) · **■** Marginal 86 (26%)

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

- Mudravalli501 people
- Kattepura498 people
- Doddatholur467 people
- Hithlukeri465 people
- Haraga453 people
- Doddabilaha442 people
- Janardanahalli441 people
- Dundalli420 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Kitturu?571235
- How far is Kitturu from Madikeri?58 km by road
- What is the population of Kitturu?465 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kitturu in?Kodagu district (Somvarpet sub-district), Karnataka
- What is the literacy rate of Kitturu?82.4% (Census 2011)