# Kotta Village, Sira, Tumkur (Karnataka) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/tumkur/sira/kotta/ Village · Sira, Tumkur # Kotta Kotta is a village in Sira sub-district of Tumkur district, Karnataka, PIN code **572137**. The 2011 Census counted **4,183 people in 917 households**, the 9th largest of 234 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 70.5%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 69.2%. - 4,183people (2011) - 917households - 70.5%literacy - 572137PIN code ## Kotta PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Kotta is 572137.** Kotta falls in Sira sub-district, Tumkur district, Karnataka. - PIN code572137 - Gram panchayatKotta - Community development blockSira - Census village code610351 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Kotta from nearby towns? - Sira (sub-district HQ)8 km by road - Tumkur (district HQ)58 km by road - Sira (nearest town)8 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 Kotta? 15 services counted by the Census are inside Kotta; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 7 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Sira - ○Degree college5–10 km · Sisra - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Sira - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)4 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 Kotta known for? The main crops are **groundnut and jowar**. About 52% of the 2,152 hectares of village land is sown, and 327 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 Kotta Of every 100 households in Kotta in 2011, 75 had electricity, 6 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 36 had a mobile phone, 15 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Kotta · ■ Sira rural average Electricity for lighting ****75%** **80% Toilet within the home ****6%** **11% No toilet (open defecation) ****86%** **88% Tap water ****62%** **59% Drinking water within premises ****7%** **10% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%** **5% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%** **94% Use banking services ****61%** **59% Television ****26%** **30% Mobile phone ****36%** **45% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****15%** **14% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****26%** **27% Own their home ****94%** **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 Kotta? ■ Kotta · ■ Sira rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****70.5%** **69.2% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****937** **972 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****855** **947 Working population ****59.3%** **55.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 80.3% for men and 60.1% for women. 63% of men and 55% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 850 (34%) · **■** Farm labourers 513 (21%) · **■** Household industry 27 (1%) · **■** Other work 388 (16%) · **■** Marginal 702 (28%) 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 Sira - Kallambella4,833 people - Bevinahalli4,500 people - Seebi Agrahara4,409 people - Melukunte4,326 people - Chikkanahalli3,796 people - Halenahalli3,628 people - Changavara3,322 people - Tavarekere3,321 people [All 249 villages in Sira](https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/tumkur/sira/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Kotta?572137 - How far is Kotta from Tumkur?58 km by road - What is the population of Kotta?4,183 (Census 2011) - Which district is Kotta in?Tumkur district (Sira sub-district), Karnataka - What is the literacy rate of Kotta?70.5% (Census 2011)