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- LGD code
- 608136
- Pincode
- 577226
- Post office
- Tudur
- Population
- 224
- Households
- 54
- Literacy rate
- 76.8%
- Sex ratio
- 1240 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 133
Census 2011 · in context
How Kuchhalu compares
By population, Kuchhalu ranks #180 of 247 villages in Tirthahalli mandal.
Literacy rate
%
76.8%
+1.5% vs mandal average
- Kuchhalu
- 76.8%
- Tirthahalli mandal
- 75.3%
- Shivamogga district
- 72.1%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,240
+210 vs mandal average
- Kuchhalu
- 1,240
- Tirthahalli mandal
- 1,030
Household size
people per home
4.1
+0.1 vs mandal average
- Kuchhalu
- 4.1
- Tirthahalli mandal
- 4.0
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Kuchhalu at a glance
Kuchhalu is a village of 224 people in 54 households (Census 2011) in Tirthahalli taluk, Shivamogga district, Karnataka, the 180th-largest of 247 villages in Tirthahalli taluk. Literacy is 77%, 2 points above the taluk average of 75% and the sex ratio is 1,240 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 577226, served by Tudur post office; the LGD village code is 608136. The village votes in Tarikere assembly constituency, represented by MLA G. H. Srinivasa. The population is estimated at 264 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: Tudur →
Nearby villages compared
Compare side by side →| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kuchhalu · this village | 224 | 77% | — |
| Thuduru · Tirthahalli | 1,204 | 75% | — |
| Beguvalli · Tirthahalli | 687 | 80% | — |
| Guthiyadehalli · Tirthahalli | 473 | 77% | — |
| Tyarandoor · Tirthahalli | 455 | 69% | — |
| Kaveri · Tirthahalli | 398 | 83% | — |
| Ubburu · Tirthahalli | 285 | 74% | — |
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Kuchhalu
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- No
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- Yes
- Primary school
- 1
- Middle school
- 0
- 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
- Yes
- Private bus service
- No
- Railway station
- No
- Pucca (paved) road
- No
- Anganwadi centre
- No
- ASHA worker
- No
- Fair-price shop
- No
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- TIRTHAHALLI
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 28
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 48
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 28
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- THUDURU
- Total area (ha)
- 699.22
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 70.93
- Forest area (ha)
- 539.48
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Kuchhalu
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Kuchhalu
- LGD code
- 608136
- Pincode
- 577226
- Post office
- Tudur
- Population (Census 2011)
- 224
- Population (projected 2026)
- 264
- Households
- 54
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 1240
- Literacy rate
- 76.8%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Udupi Chikmagalur
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Tarikere
- Member of Parliament
- Kota Srinivas Poojary
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- G. H. Srinivasa
- Block / Mandal
- Tirthahalli
Same pincode
Villages sharing pincode 577226
- ThuduruTirthahalli mandal1,204 pop
- KannangiTirthahalli mandal1,073 pop
- HanagereTirthahalli mandal776 pop
- KudigeTirthahalli mandal747 pop
- BeguvalliTirthahalli mandal687 pop
- ShedgarTirthahalli mandal575 pop
- TyananduruTirthahalli mandal496 pop
- GuthiyadehalliTirthahalli mandal473 pop
- SheekeTirthahalli mandal470 pop
Other villages in the same gram panchayat as Kuchhalu
Other villages in Tirthahalli mandal
View all 60+ →- Konandur
- Surali Bale Bailu
- Melinakuruvalli
- Megaravalli
- Mulubagilu
- Buklapura (Rural)
- Kesalur
- Lingapura
- Talluru
- Muniyur
- Hosuru
- Arehalli
- Aralapura
- Balehalli
- Shankarapura
- Shiragaru
- Thuduru
- Neraturu
- Hunasavalli
- Hadigallu
- Saluru
- Kannangi
- Bidaragodu
- Yadehalli
- Guddekoppa
- Malur
- Kangalakoppa
- Kolagi
- Bekshikenjigudde
- Hosabeedu
- Munduvalli
- Kelakere
- Biluve
- Jambetalluru
- Harogolige
- Melige
Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
- Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-16
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)