Kasturu observes Mysuru Dasara on Sunday, 11 October 2026, along with the rest of Karnataka.
The principal temple recorded for Chamarajanagar mandal is Sri Keerthynarayana Perumal Temple. No temple of this dedication is on record within Kasturu itself.
Nadahabba — the state festival. Bombe Habba doll steps at home; Mysuru Dasara is the public form, the Jamboo Savari procession on Vijayadashami carrying the Chamundeshwari idol on a decorated elephant.
The regional form observed across Karnataka. How any one household or village keeps it varies, and is not something recorded here.
By population, Kasturu ranks #106 of 186 villages in Chamarajanagar mandal.
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Kasturu is a village of 902 people in 238 households (Census 2011) in Chamarajanagar taluk, Chamarajanagara district, Karnataka, the 106th-largest of 186 villages in Chamarajanagar taluk. Literacy is 55%, 5 points above the taluk average of 51% and the sex ratio is 923 women per 1,000 men. It lies 48 km from the Chamarajanagara district centre, 26 km from Sathegala, the nearest town, 5 km from Mariyalaganavadi railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 571115, served by Santhemaranahalli post office; the LGD village code is 619621. The nearest hospital or health centre is Ashwini clinic, 8 km away. The village votes in T. Narasipur assembly constituency, represented by MLA Dr. H C Mahadevappa. The population is estimated at 1,063 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: Bogapura →
| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kasturu · this village | 902 | 55% | — |
| Kellamballi · Chamarajanagar | 2,359 | 54% | 2.1 km SW |
| Chikkahomma · Nanjangud | 2,241 | 49% | 3.5 km NW |
| Doddahomma · Nanjangud | 1,629 | 47% | 3.9 km NW |
| Mariyala · Chamarajanagar | 2,255 | 51% | 4.3 km SW |
| Masagapura · Chamarajanagar | 819 | 60% | 4.5 km SE |
| Kuderu · Chamarajanagar | 4,242 | 58% | 5.4 km N |
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Water supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Sources: Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner of India (Census 2011 + Population Projections 2011-2036) · International Institute for Population Sciences (NFHS-5) · Election Commission of India · data.gov.in (Jal Jeevan Mission, PMAY-G, SBM-G dashboards). Projections may differ from on-the-ground reality by ±20% for individual villages. An asterisk next to a sex-ratio value (—*) flags a Census 2011 figure outside the plausible range of 300–2000 ♀/1000♂; the underlying source row is suppressed pending review.
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