# Chowkur Village, Piriyapatna, Mysore (Karnataka) – PIN Code

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Village · Piriyapatna, Mysore 

# Chowkur

Chowkur is a village in Piriyapatna sub-district of Mysore district, Karnataka, PIN code **571125**. The 2011 Census counted **742 people in 188 households**, the 123rd largest of 196 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 66.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 70.0%.

- 742people (2011)
- 188households
- 66.1%literacy
- 571125PIN code

## Chowkur PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Chowkur is 571125.** Chowkur falls in Piriyapatna sub-district, Mysore district, Karnataka.

- PIN code571125
- Gram panchayatPanchavalli
- Community development blockPiriyapatna
- Census village code618282

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

## How far is Chowkur from nearby towns?

- Piriyapatna (sub-district HQ)6 km by road
- Mysore (district HQ)70 km by road
- Piriyapatna (nearest town)6 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 Chowkur?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Piriyapatna
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Piriyapatna
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Piriyapatna
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)6 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 Chowkur known for?

The main crops are **tobacco and maize**. About 35% of the 320 hectares of village land is sown, and 3 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 Chowkur

Of every 100 households in Chowkur in 2011, 87 had electricity, 58 a toilet at home and 42 cooked with LPG; 77 had a mobile phone, 44 a two-wheeler and 6 a car.

■ Chowkur · ■ Piriyapatna rural average

Electricity for lighting ****87%**

**91%

Toilet within the home ****58%**

**30%

No toilet (open defecation) ****42%**

**67%

Tap water ****92%**

**64%

Drinking water within premises ****67%**

**41%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****42%**

**16%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****56%**

**82%

Use banking services ****59%**

**56%

Television ****65%**

**52%

Mobile phone ****77%**

**62%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****44%**

**24%

Car / jeep / van ****6%**

**2%

None of these assets ****10%**

**18%

Own their home ****89%**

**93%

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 Chowkur?

■ Chowkur · ■ Piriyapatna rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****66.1%**

**70.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1016**

**944

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****932**

**935

Working population ****47.8%**

**49.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 68.2% for men and 64.0% for women. 57% of men and 39% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 36 (10%) · **■** Farm labourers 200 (56%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 26 (7%) · **■** Marginal 92 (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 Piriyapatna

- Kurgallu760 people
- Lakshmipura749 people
- Manchedevanahalli747 people
- Thimakapura745 people
- Manuganahalli737 people
- Sanyasipura730 people
- Hunasethoppalu724 people
- Harilapura716 people

[All 203 villages in Piriyapatna](https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/mysore/piriyapatna/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Chowkur?571125
- How far is Chowkur from Mysore?70 km by road
- What is the population of Chowkur?742 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chowkur in?Mysore district (Piriyapatna sub-district), Karnataka
- What is the literacy rate of Chowkur?66.1% (Census 2011)