# Kestur Village, Krishnarajanagara, Mysore (Karnataka) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/mysore/krishnarajanagara/kestur/ Village · Krishnarajanagara, Mysore # Kestur Kestur is a village in Krishnarajanagara sub-district of Mysore district, Karnataka, PIN code **571602**. The 2011 Census counted **5,642 people in 1,275 households**, the 4th largest of 154 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 63.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 66.0%. - 5,642people (2011) - 1,275households - 63.5%literacy - 571602PIN code ## Kestur PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Kestur is 571602.** Kestur falls in Krishnarajanagara sub-district, Mysore district, Karnataka. - PIN code571602 - Gram panchayatKesthur - Community development blockKrishnarajanagara - Census village code618626 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Kestur from nearby towns? - Krishnarajanagara (sub-district HQ)18 km by road - Mysore (district HQ)60 km by road - Krishnarajanagara (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 Kestur? 24 services counted by the Census are inside Kestur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt · 1 private - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 2 - ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 2 - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Cooperative bankIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Mandi / regular marketIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree college10+ km · K.R.Nagar - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Chuchanakatte - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 6 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 Kestur known for? The main crops are **paddy and tobacco**. About 85% of the 1,328 hectares of village land is sown, and 246 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 Kestur Of every 100 households in Kestur in 2011, 90 had electricity, 13 a toilet at home and 9 cooked with LPG; 58 had a mobile phone, 17 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Kestur · ■ Krishnarajanagara rural average Electricity for lighting ****90%** **94% Toilet within the home ****13%** **28% No toilet (open defecation) ****87%** **70% Tap water ****42%** **77% Drinking water within premises ****20%** **45% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****9%** **15% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****90%** **83% Use banking services ****58%** **50% Television ****36%** **51% Mobile phone ****58%** **58% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****17%** **17% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****15%** **17% Own their home ****99%** **95% 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 Kestur? ■ Kestur · ■ Krishnarajanagara rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****63.5%** **66.0% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1003** **996 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****925** **946 Working population ****53.1%** **52.1% ### Women and men Literacy is 75.8% for men and 51.3% for women. 63% of men and 43% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 1,639 (55%) · **■** Farm labourers 718 (24%) · **■** Household industry 20 (1%) · **■** Other work 205 (7%) · **■** Marginal 412 (14%) 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 Krishnarajanagara - Saligrama11,836 people - Mirle5,845 people - Haleyuru5,700 people - Gandhanahalli5,212 people - Hebbal4,973 people - Bherya4,915 people - Kuppe4,363 people [All 179 villages in Krishnarajanagara](https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/mysore/krishnarajanagara/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Kestur?571602 - How far is Kestur from Mysore?60 km by road - What is the population of Kestur?5,642 (Census 2011) - Which district is Kestur in?Mysore district (Krishnarajanagara sub-district), Karnataka - What is the literacy rate of Kestur?63.5% (Census 2011)