# Kalur Village, Hosanagara, Shimoga (Karnataka) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/shimoga/hosanagara/kalur/ Village · Hosanagara, Shimoga # Kalur Kalur is a village in Hosanagara sub-district of Shimoga district, Karnataka, PIN code **577418**. The 2011 Census counted **1,331 people in 229 households**, the 9th largest of 202 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 85.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 79.3%. - 1,331people (2011) - 229households - 85.6%literacy - 577418PIN code ## Kalur PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Kalur is 577418.** Kalur falls in Hosanagara sub-district, Shimoga district, Karnataka. - PIN code577418 - Gram panchayatM.Guddekoppa - Community development blockHosanagara - Census village code607880 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Kalur from nearby towns? - Hosanagara (sub-district HQ)2 km by road - Shimoga (district HQ)70 km by road - Hosanagara (nearest town)2 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 Kalur? 11 services counted by the Census are inside Kalur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Hosanagara - ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Hosanagara - ○ITI / vocational schoolunder 5 km · Hosanagara - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km - ○Public libraryunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)14 h summer · 24 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 Kalur known for? The main crops are **paddy and arecanut**. About 35% of the 653 hectares of village land is sown, and 64 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 Kalur Of every 100 households in Kalur in 2011, 88 had electricity, 82 a toilet at home and 19 cooked with LPG; 69 had a mobile phone, 21 a two-wheeler and 5 a car. ■ Kalur · ■ Hosanagara rural average Electricity for lighting ****88%** **83% Toilet within the home ****82%** **59% No toilet (open defecation) ****18%** **39% Tap water ****9%** **12% Drinking water within premises ****32%** **38% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****19%** **11% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****79%** **86% Use banking services ****56%** **83% Television ****61%** **50% Mobile phone ****69%** **67% Computer with internet ****1%** **1% Two-wheeler ****21%** **24% Car / jeep / van ****5%** **5% None of these assets ****6%** **10% Own their home ****88%** **92% 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 Kalur? ■ Kalur · ■ Hosanagara rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****85.6%** **79.3% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****744** **1019 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1216** **971 Working population ****31.1%** **48.1% ### Women and men Literacy is 91.6% for men and 77.3% for women. 38% of men and 22% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 55 (13%) · **■** Farm labourers 77 (19%) · **■** Household industry 29 (7%) · **■** Other work 190 (46%) · **■** Marginal 63 (15%) 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 Hosanagara - Nagodi1,963 people - Khyrugundha1,704 people - Kodur1,428 people - Sulagodu1,378 people - M.Guddekoppa1,301 people - Alageri Mandri1,298 people - Mumbaru1,291 people - Ganganakoppa1,251 people [All 204 villages in Hosanagara](https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/shimoga/hosanagara/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Kalur?577418 - How far is Kalur from Shimoga?70 km by road - What is the population of Kalur?1,331 (Census 2011) - Which district is Kalur in?Shimoga district (Hosanagara sub-district), Karnataka - What is the literacy rate of Kalur?85.6% (Census 2011)