# Koteshirur, Hosanagara, Shimoga – Population & PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/shimoga/hosanagara/koteshirur/ Village · Hosanagara, Shimoga # Koteshirur Koteshirur is a village in [Hosanagara](https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/shimoga/hosanagara/) sub-district of [Shimoga](https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/shimoga/) district, [Karnataka](https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/), PIN code **577425**. The 2011 Census counted **250 people in 59 households**, the 142nd largest of 202 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 78.0%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 79.3%. - 250people (2011) - 59households - 78.0%literacy - 577425PIN code ## Koteshirur PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Koteshirur is 577425.** Koteshirur falls in Hosanagara sub-district, Shimoga district, Karnataka. - PIN code577425 - Gram panchayatNitturu - Community development blockHosanagara - Census village code607852 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Koteshirur from nearby towns? - Hosanagara (sub-district HQ)20 km by road - Shimoga (district HQ)110 km by road - Hosanagara (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 Koteshirur? 6 services counted by the Census are inside Koteshirur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Shikarpur - ○Degree college10+ km · Hosanagara - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Hosanagara - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km - ○Public libraryunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking watercovered wells, hand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds - 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 Koteshirur known for? The main crops are **arecanut and paddy**. Products made here include jaggery. About 8% of the 804 hectares of village land is sown, and 46 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 Koteshirur Of every 100 households in Koteshirur in 2011, 83 had electricity, 74 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 28 had a mobile phone, 43 a two-wheeler and 7 a car. ■ Koteshirur · ■ Hosanagara rural average Electricity for lighting ****83%** **83% Toilet within the home ****74%** **59% No toilet (open defecation) ****26%** **39% Tap water ****0%** **12% Drinking water within premises ****69%** **38% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%** **11% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****84%** **86% Use banking services ****69%** **83% Television ****57%** **50% Mobile phone ****28%** **67% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****43%** **24% Car / jeep / van ****7%** **5% None of these assets ****5%** **10% Own their home ****98%** **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 Koteshirur? ■ Koteshirur · ■ Hosanagara rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****78.0%** **79.3% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1000** **1019 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****643** **971 Working population ****42.8%** **48.1% ### Women and men Literacy is 88.3% for men and 68.1% for women. 67% of men and 18% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ******** **■** Cultivators 35 (33%) · **■** Farm labourers 68 (64%) · **■** Other work 3 (3%) · **■** Marginal 1 (1%) 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 - Basavanabyana262 people - Kolavadi261 people - Anegadde260 people - Kodase255 people - Kukakalale249 people - Nagarahalli245 people - Basavapura240 people - Kerehalli227 people [All 204 villages in Hosanagara](https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/shimoga/hosanagara/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Koteshirur?577425 - How far is Koteshirur from Shimoga?110 km by road - What is the population of Koteshirur?250 (Census 2011) - Which district is Koteshirur in?Shimoga district (Hosanagara sub-district), Karnataka - What is the literacy rate of Koteshirur?78.0% (Census 2011)