# Kanathur Village, Turuvekere, Tumkur (Karnataka) – PIN Code

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Village · Turuvekere, Tumkur 

# Kanathur

Kanathur is a village in Turuvekere sub-district of Tumkur district, Karnataka, PIN code **572224**. The 2011 Census counted **1,009 people in 255 households**, the 39th largest of 233 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 89.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 76.1%.

- 1,009people (2011)
- 255households
- 89.0%literacy
- 572224PIN code

## Kanathur PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Kanathur is 572224.** Kanathur falls in Turuvekere sub-district, Tumkur district, Karnataka.

- PIN code572224
- Gram panchayatKanathur
- Community development blockTuruvekere
- Census village code612328

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

## How far is Kanathur from nearby towns?

- Turuvekere (sub-district HQ)16 km by road
- Tumkur (district HQ)80 km by road
- Turuvekere (nearest town)16 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 Kanathur?

18 services counted by the Census are inside Kanathur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●TB clinicIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Public libraryIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Turuvekere
- ○Degree college10+ km · Turuvekere
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Turuvekere
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ 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)10 h summer · 8 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 Kanathur known for?

The main crops are **ragi, coconut and paddy**. About 76% of the 315 hectares of village land is sown, and 117 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 Kanathur

Of every 100 households in Kanathur in 2011, 97 had electricity, 35 a toilet at home and 7 cooked with LPG; 26 had a mobile phone, 26 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Kanathur · ■ Turuvekere rural average

Electricity for lighting ****97%**

**91%

Toilet within the home ****35%**

**22%

No toilet (open defecation) ****65%**

**76%

Tap water ****37%**

**59%

Drinking water within premises ****14%**

**16%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****7%**

**7%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****92%**

**93%

Use banking services ****48%**

**48%

Television ****69%**

**55%

Mobile phone ****26%**

**43%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****26%**

**24%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**2%

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

**14%

Own their home ****92%**

**95%

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 Kanathur?

■ Kanathur · ■ Turuvekere rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****89.0%**

**76.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1068**

**1014

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****780**

**930

Working population ****60.4%**

**50.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 96.6% for men and 82.0% for women. 66% of men and 55% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 336 (55%) · **■** Farm labourers 119 (20%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 117 (19%) · **■** Marginal 35 (6%)

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 Turuvekere

- Madihalli1,064 people
- Neeragunda1,049 people
- Ammasandra1,026 people
- Honakere1,017 people
- Kadehalli1,008 people
- Muthugadahalli1,006 people
- Chikkapura1,005 people
- Biganenahalli1,002 people

[All 243 villages in Turuvekere](https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/tumkur/turuvekere/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Kanathur?572224
- How far is Kanathur from Tumkur?80 km by road
- What is the population of Kanathur?1,009 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kanathur in?Tumkur district (Turuvekere sub-district), Karnataka
- What is the literacy rate of Kanathur?89.0% (Census 2011)