# Kottigal Village, Chiknayakanhalli, Tumkur (Karnataka)

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Village · Chiknayakanhalli, Tumkur 

# Kottigal

Kottigal is a village in Chiknayakanhalli sub-district of Tumkur district, Karnataka, PIN code **572214**. The 2011 Census counted **118 people in 28 households**, the 198th largest of 222 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 60.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 74.7%.

- 118people (2011)
- 28households
- 60.8%literacy
- 572214PIN code

## Kottigal PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Kottigal is 572214.** Kottigal falls in Chiknayakanhalli sub-district, Tumkur district, Karnataka.

- PIN code572214
- Gram panchayatTheerthapura
- Community development blockChiknayakanhalli
- Census village code610185

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

## How far is Kottigal from nearby towns?

- Chikkanayakanahalli (sub-district HQ)24 km by road
- Tumkur (district HQ)60 km by road
- Chikkanayakanahalli (nearest town)24 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 Kottigal?

3 services counted by the Census are inside Kottigal; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Thimmanahalli
- ○Degree college10+ km · Chiknayakanhalli
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Chiknayakanhalli
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water and hand pumps
- 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 Kottigal known for?

The main crops are **coconuts and ragi**. About 42% of the 287 hectares of village land is sown, and 70 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 Kottigal

Of every 100 households in Kottigal in 2011, 62 had electricity, 3 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 44 had a mobile phone, 31 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Kottigal · ■ Chiknayakanhalli rural average

Electricity for lighting ****62%**

**86%

Toilet within the home ****3%**

**14%

No toilet (open defecation) ****97%**

**85%

Tap water ****0%**

**51%

Drinking water within premises ****3%**

**12%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%**

**95%

Use banking services ****38%**

**46%

Television ****34%**

**46%

Mobile phone ****44%**

**43%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****31%**

**15%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****28%**

**24%

Own their home ****91%**

**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 Kottigal?

■ Kottigal · ■ Chiknayakanhalli rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****60.8%**

**74.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****844**

**1006

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****600**

**995

Working population ****67.8%**

**49.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 63.0% for men and 58.3% for women. 70% of men and 65% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 29 (36%) · **■** Farm labourers 14 (18%) · **■** Household industry 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 1 (1%) · **■** Marginal 35 (44%)

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

- Pura141 people
- Muthugadahalli131 people
- Uppalekanahalli124 people
- Thimmalapura119 people
- Ganganaikanahalli90 people
- Kurihalli Kaval90 people
- Kurubarahalli83 people
- Balenahalli75 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Kottigal?572214
- How far is Kottigal from Tumkur?60 km by road
- What is the population of Kottigal?118 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kottigal in?Tumkur district (Chiknayakanhalli sub-district), Karnataka
- What is the literacy rate of Kottigal?60.8% (Census 2011)