# Kantalagere Village, Chiknayakanhalli, Tumkur (Karnataka)

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Village · Chiknayakanhalli, Tumkur 

# Kantalagere

Kantalagere is a village in Chiknayakanhalli sub-district of Tumkur district, Karnataka, PIN code **572114**. The 2011 Census counted **397 people in 101 households**, the 150th largest of 222 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 82.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 74.7%.

- 397people (2011)
- 101households
- 82.7%literacy
- 572114PIN code

## Kantalagere PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Kantalagere is 572114.** Kantalagere falls in Chiknayakanhalli sub-district, Tumkur district, Karnataka.

- PIN code572114
- Gram panchayatJayachamarajapura
- Community development blockChiknayakanhalli
- Census village code610250

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

## How far is Kantalagere from nearby towns?

- Chikkanayakanahalli (sub-district HQ)9 km by road
- Tumkur (district HQ)73 km by road
- Chikkanayakanahalli (nearest town)9 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 Kantalagere?

5 services counted by the Census are inside Kantalagere; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Godekere
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Chiknayakanhalli
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Chiknayakanhalli
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 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 wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 12 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 Kantalagere known for?

The main crops are **coconuts and paddy**. About 76% of the 193 hectares of village land is sown, and 45 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 Kantalagere

Of every 100 households in Kantalagere in 2011, 76 had electricity, 10 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 1 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Kantalagere · ■ Chiknayakanhalli rural average

Electricity for lighting ****76%**

**86%

Toilet within the home ****10%**

**14%

No toilet (open defecation) ****90%**

**85%

Tap water ****1%**

**51%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**12%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**95%

Use banking services ****28%**

**46%

Television ****48%**

**46%

Mobile phone ****1%**

**43%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**15%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****40%**

**24%

Own their home ****96%**

**96%

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 Kantalagere?

■ Kantalagere · ■ Chiknayakanhalli rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****82.7%**

**74.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****918**

**1006

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****857**

**995

Working population ****38.8%**

**49.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 91.4% for men and 73.3% for women. 60% of men and 15% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 62 (40%) · **■** Farm labourers 1 (1%) · **■** Household industry 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 10 (6%) · **■** Marginal 80 (52%)

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 Chiknayakanhalli

- Gowdanahalli403 people
- Halumalledevara Kaval399 people
- Marasandra398 people
- Somalapura398 people
- Madanamadu397 people
- Bydarahalli393 people
- Bhyralinganahalli392 people
- Byraganahalli390 people

[All 233 villages in Chiknayakanhalli](https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/tumkur/chiknayakanhalli/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Kantalagere?572114
- How far is Kantalagere from Tumkur?73 km by road
- What is the population of Kantalagere?397 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kantalagere in?Tumkur district (Chiknayakanhalli sub-district), Karnataka
- What is the literacy rate of Kantalagere?82.7% (Census 2011)