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Karnataka Cabinet clears Rs 151 crore for ballot boxes, webcasting of panchayat polls
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- LGD code
- 617534
- Pincode
- 574211
- Post office
- Bantval
- Population
- 2,083
- Households
- 444
- Literacy rate
- 79.8%
- Sex ratio
- 1100 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 1,143
- Distance to district centre
- 21 km
- Distance to mandal centre
- 19 km
- Distance to Bengaluru
- 258 km
- Distance to Chennai
- 548 km
- Nearest railway station
- Kabaka Puttur · 2 km
- Nearest hospital / PHC
- Dhanvanthari Hospital · 2 km
Census 2011 · in context
How Koila compares
By population, Koila ranks #52 of 65 villages in Bantval mandal.
Literacy rate
%
79.8%
+3.0% vs mandal average
- Koila
- 79.8%
- Bantval mandal
- 76.8%
- Dakshina Kannada district
- 79.7%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,100
+86 vs mandal average
- Koila
- 1,100
- Bantval mandal
- 1,014
Household size
people per home
4.7
−0.4 vs mandal average
- Koila
- 4.7
- Bantval mandal
- 5.1
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Koila at a glance
Koila is a village of 2,083 people in 444 households (Census 2011) in Bantval taluk, Dakshina Kannada district, Karnataka, the 52nd-largest of 65 villages in Bantval taluk. Literacy is 80%, 3 points above the taluk average of 77% and the sex ratio is 1,100 women per 1,000 men. It lies 21 km from the Dakshina Kannada district centre, 19 km from Enmakaje, the nearest town, 2 km from Kabaka Puttur railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 574211, served by Bantval post office; the LGD village code is 617534. The nearest hospital or health centre is Dhanvanthari Hospital, 2 km away. The village votes in Bantval assembly constituency, represented by MLA Rajesh Naik U. The population is estimated at 2,456 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Koila
- Treated tap water
- Yes
- Untreated tap water
- No
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- Yes
- Primary school
- 1
- Middle school
- 1
- Secondary school
- 1
- 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
- No
- Private bus service
- Yes
- Railway station
- No
- Pucca (paved) road
- Yes
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- Yes
- Mandi / regular market
- Yes
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- BANTVAL
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 11
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 30
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 11
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- RAYEE
- Total area (ha)
- 565.77
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 119.55
- Forest area (ha)
- 47
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Koila
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Koila
- LGD code
- 617534
- Pincode
- 574211
- Post office
- Bantval
- Population (Census 2011)
- 2,083
- Population (projected 2026)
- 2,456
- Households
- 444
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 1100
- Literacy rate
- 79.8%
- Coordinates
- 12.77000°N, 75.22000°E
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Dakshina Kannada
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Bantval
- Member of Parliament
- Brijesh Chowta
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Rajesh Naik U
- Block / Mandal
- Bantval
Getting there
How to reach Koila
Distance to cities · straight line
- Bengaluru258 kmcapital
- Chennai548 km
- Hyderabad622 km
- Mumbai745 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
- Railway stationKabaka Puttur2 km
- Bus stopUppinangadi Bus Stand8 km
- Hospital / PHCDhanvanthari Hospital2 km
- ATM / bankCanara Bank2 km
- Petrol pumpK.V.Shenoy Petrol / Gas Station2 km
- CollegeVivekananda Arts, Science, Commerce & Management College4 km
- Police stationPolice Station,Adhur24 km
Places of worship · within 5 km
Temples & shrines near Koila
1 Church, 3 Temples mapped by OpenStreetMap contributors. Residents can add the village jatara and temple festival under Events.
Education · within 5 km
Schools & colleges near Koila
3 mapped by OpenStreetMap contributors, nearest first. Government school lists (UDISE) will replace this when loaded.
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- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
- Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-18
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