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Village snapshot
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- LGD code
- 609478
- Pincode
- 577138
- Post office
- Singatagere
- Population
- 635
- Households
- 144
- Literacy rate
- 71%
- Sex ratio
- 954 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 413
Census 2011 · in context
How Kothigere compares
By population, Kothigere ranks #129 of 296 villages in Kadur mandal.
Literacy rate
%
71.0%
+4.1% vs mandal average
- Kothigere
- 71.0%
- Kadur mandal
- 66.9%
- Chikkamagaluru district
- 71.9%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
954
−33 vs mandal average
- Kothigere
- 954
- Kadur mandal
- 987
Household size
people per home
4.4
+0.2 vs mandal average
- Kothigere
- 4.4
- Kadur mandal
- 4.2
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Kothigere at a glance
Kothigere is a village of 635 people in 144 households (Census 2011) in Kadur taluk, Chikkamagaluru district, Karnataka, the 129th-largest of 296 villages in Kadur taluk. Literacy is 71%, 4 points above the taluk average of 67% and the sex ratio is 954 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 577138, served by Singatagere post office; the LGD village code is 609478. The village votes in Hosadurga assembly constituency, represented by MLA B G Govindappa. The population is estimated at 721 in 2026, up 14% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: Uligere →
Nearby villages compared
Compare side by side →| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kothigere · this village | 635 | 71% | — |
| Uligere · Kadur | 1,249 | 68% | — |
| Muglikatte · Kadur | 1,178 | 66% | — |
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Kothigere
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- No
- Well water
- Yes
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- Yes
- Primary school
- 2
- Middle school
- 1
- Secondary school
- 0
- Senior secondary
- 0
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 0
- Health sub-centre
- 0
- Community health centre
- 0
- Dispensary
- 0
- Veterinary hospital
- 0
- Post office
- No
- Sub post office
- No
- Commercial bank
- No
- Cooperative bank
- No
- ATM
- No
- Public bus service
- Yes
- Private bus service
- Yes
- Railway station
- No
- Pucca (paved) road
- No
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- No
- Fair-price shop
- No
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- Yes
- Nearest statutory town
- KADUR
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 22
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 60
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 22
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- ULIGERE
- Total area (ha)
- 609.02
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 60
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Kothigere
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Kothigere
- LGD code
- 609478
- Pincode
- 577138
- Post office
- Singatagere
- Population (Census 2011)
- 635
- Population (projected 2026)
- 721
- Households
- 144
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 954
- Literacy rate
- 71.0%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Chitradurga
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Hosadurga
- Member of Parliament
- Govind Karjol
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- B G Govindappa
- Block / Mandal
- Kadur
Same pincode
Villages sharing pincode 577138
Other villages in the same gram panchayat as Kothigere
Other villages in Kadur mandal
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- Sakrepatna
- Chowlihiriyur
- Nidaghatta
- Halikere
- Panchanahalli
- S.Bidre
- Annegere
- Hochihalli
- Singatagere
- Lingadahalli Jodi
- Yagati
- Pattanagere
- Devanur
- Hirenalluru
- Chikkangala
- Garje
- Mathigatta
- Yalambalse
- Banur
- Ramanahalli
- Laxmipuraa
- Jigenehalli
- Udugere
- Macheri
- Muthanagere
- Hogrehalli
- Antharagatte
- Tangli
- Annegere
- Pillenahalli
- Yaradakere.G
- Kunkanadu
- Saraswathipura
- Srirampura
- Garugadahalli
Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-07
- Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-17
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)