# Kirgur Village, Virajpet, Kodagu (Karnataka) – PIN Code

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Village · Virajpet, Kodagu 

# Kirgur

Kirgur is a village in Virajpet sub-district of Kodagu district, Karnataka, PIN code **571216**. The 2011 Census counted **1,595 people in 416 households**, the 41st largest of 94 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 83.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 78.0%.

- 1,595people (2011)
- 416households
- 83.5%literacy
- 571216PIN code

## Kirgur PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Kirgur is 571216.** Kirgur falls in Virajpet sub-district, Kodagu district, Karnataka.

- PIN code571216
- Gram panchayatKirgur
- Community development blockVirajpet
- Census village code618055

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

## How far is Kirgur from nearby towns?

- Virajpet (sub-district HQ)20 km by road
- Madikeri (district HQ)51 km by road
- Virajpet (nearest town)20 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 Kirgur?

17 services counted by the Census are inside Kirgur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1
- ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Halligattu
- ○Degree college10+ km · Gonikoppal
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Gonikoppal
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)18 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 Kirgur known for?

The main crops are **coffee and paddy**. About 85% of the 1,101 hectares of village land is sown, and 5 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 Kirgur

Of every 100 households in Kirgur in 2011, 87 had electricity, 73 a toilet at home and 27 cooked with LPG; 60 had a mobile phone, 20 a two-wheeler and 21 a car.

■ Kirgur · ■ Virajpet rural average

Electricity for lighting ****87%**

**79%

Toilet within the home ****73%**

**79%

No toilet (open defecation) ****27%**

**20%

Tap water ****38%**

**26%

Drinking water within premises ****53%**

**56%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****27%**

**25%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****72%**

**74%

Use banking services ****67%**

**61%

Television ****68%**

**54%

Mobile phone ****60%**

**53%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****20%**

**14%

Car / jeep / van ****21%**

**15%

None of these assets ****7%**

**15%

Own their home ****80%**

**60%

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 Kirgur?

■ Kirgur · ■ Virajpet rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****83.5%**

**78.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****984**

**1025

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1145**

**996

Working population ****55.0%**

**52.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 84.9% for men and 82.1% for women. 67% of men and 43% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 12 (1%) · **■** Farm labourers 3 (0%) · **■** Household industry 3 (0%) · **■** Other work 829 (94%) · **■** Marginal 31 (4%)

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 Virajpet

- Kurchi1,724 people
- Siddapura1,718 people
- Parakatageri1,704 people
- Nalkeri1,620 people
- Kuttandi1,587 people
- Maithadi1,547 people
- Badagarakeri1,539 people
- Begur1,536 people

[All 94 villages in Virajpet](https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/kodagu/virajpet/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Kirgur?571216
- How far is Kirgur from Madikeri?51 km by road
- What is the population of Kirgur?1,595 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kirgur in?Kodagu district (Virajpet sub-district), Karnataka
- What is the literacy rate of Kirgur?83.5% (Census 2011)