# Kesturu Village, Tirthahalli, Shimoga (Karnataka) – PIN Code

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Village · Tirthahalli, Shimoga 

# Kesturu

Kesturu is a village in Tirthahalli sub-district of Shimoga district, Karnataka, PIN code **577424**. The 2011 Census counted **58 people in 14 households**, the 236th largest of 245 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 80.7%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 82.1%.

- 58people (2011)
- 14households
- 80.7%literacy
- 577424PIN code

## Kesturu PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Kesturu is 577424.** Kesturu falls in Tirthahalli sub-district, Shimoga district, Karnataka.

- PIN code577424
- Gram panchayatMulubagilu
- Community development blockTirthahalli
- Census village code608197

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

## How far is Kesturu from nearby towns?

- Tirthahalli (sub-district HQ)7 km by road
- Shimoga (district HQ)67 km by road
- Tirthahalli (nearest town)7 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 Kesturu?

4 services counted by the Census are inside Kesturu; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Mulabagilu
- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Tirthahalli
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Thirthalli
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Thirthalli
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)10 h summer · 10 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 Kesturu known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 31% of the 33 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 Kesturu

Of every 100 households in Kesturu in 2011, 100 had electricity, 64 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 79 had a mobile phone, 43 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Kesturu · ■ Tirthahalli rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**89%

Toilet within the home ****64%**

**71%

No toilet (open defecation) ****36%**

**29%

Tap water ****0%**

**22%

Drinking water within premises ****57%**

**37%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**19%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****93%**

**79%

Use banking services ****79%**

**81%

Television ****86%**

**56%

Mobile phone ****79%**

**59%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****43%**

**24%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**6%

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

**10%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Kesturu?

■ Kesturu · ■ Tirthahalli rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****80.7%**

**82.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1000**

**1030

Working population ****50.0%**

**51.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 96.4% for men and 65.5% for women. 69% of men and 31% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 10 (34%) · **■** Farm labourers 1 (3%) · **■** Household industry 1 (3%) · **■** Other work 5 (17%) · **■** Marginal 12 (41%)

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 Tirthahalli

- Beede74 people
- Kelanarasi64 people
- Kattekoppa63 people
- Mandaka62 people
- Bommanahalli44 people
- Hirethota43 people
- Neralakoppa41 people
- Umblebailu38 people

[All 247 villages in Tirthahalli](https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/shimoga/tirthahalli/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Kesturu?577424
- How far is Kesturu from Shimoga?67 km by road
- What is the population of Kesturu?58 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kesturu in?Shimoga district (Tirthahalli sub-district), Karnataka
- What is the literacy rate of Kesturu?80.7% (Census 2011)