Kotavalu is a revenue village in Arkalgud taluka, Hassan district, Karnataka. It had a population of 1,577 in 408 households (Census 2011).
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Arkalgud taluka, Hassan district, Karnataka.
Kotavalu is one of the larger villages of Arkalgud taluka — 20th of 279 by population, with 1,577 people in 408 households (Census 2011). Literacy stood at 78.1%, above Hassan district's 72.9% (Arkalgud taluka: 67.7%), while the sex ratio was 969 women per 1,000 men, below the district's 1,013. It falls under Ramanathapura gram panchayat (LGD) and uses PIN code 573133. The village covers 172 hectares — about 1.7 km², or roughly 918 people per km² (Census 2011). For elections it falls in the Arakalgud assembly constituency and the Hassan Lok Sabha constituency.
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Official dataCensus 2011 · LGD, updated 21 Oct 2026Report a correction
Kotavalu is in the Ramanathapura gram panchayat.
Source: Local Government Directory (LGD), 2026-10-21.
By population, Kotavalu ranks #20 of 279 inhabited villages in Arkalgud taluka.
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district totals of inhabited villages). Literacy = literates ÷ people aged 7+.
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Official dataCensus 2011 · LGD, updated 21 Oct 2026Report a correction
Estimate for 2026 (scaled from Census 2011 by the state's official RGI projection; not a census count)
Method: the Census 2011 count × Karnataka's projected population growth from 2011 to 2026 (+12.9%), from the official projections of the Technical Group on Population Projections (National Commission on Population, MoHFW, with the Registrar General of India), Table 21. The report projects no households, so households use the same ratio. Rounded; a single village can differ widely from its state's average. The next Census will replace these figures.
Population Projections for India and States 2011–2036 (nhm.gov.in, PDF) · Table 21 · checked on 2026-10-26
Source: Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India — Census 2011 Primary Census Abstract.
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District factsheet values published by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare and the International Institute for Population Sciences. Survey estimates for the whole district, not a census.
These are district-level figures for Hassan district, not figures for Kotavalu.
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These are district-level figures for Hassan district, not figures for Kotavalu.
84,742 of 4,20,849 rural households have a tap connection
Method: Sum of 3,477 habitation rows in 8 block resources published on data.gov.in by the Department of Drinking Water and Sanitation (households; households with a tap connection).
Source: Households with Piped Water Supply (PWS) under Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM), per-block resources · retrieved 29 Oct 2026
household toilets built, 3,21,090 households listed · coverage 100.0%
Source: District-wise Coverage of Individual Household Latrine (IHHL) as on date · retrieved 29 Oct 2026
PMAY-G (rural houses) is not shown: the ministry publishes no district-wise bulk dataset.
The pin is an approximate location, within about 8 km, from India Post PIN code data — not the exact site of Kotavalu. Exact coordinates come from OpenStreetMap once the village is mapped there.
Kotavalu · 12.6171° N, 76.0890° E
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Ramanathapura, Hassan, SH-21, Hassan Periyapatna Road, Arkalgud, Arkalgud, Karnataka
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Kotavalu is a village in Arkalgud taluka of Hassan district, Karnataka, India.
Kotavalu is in Hassan district of Karnataka.
Kotavalu comes under the Ramanathapura gram panchayat.
The pincode of Kotavalu, Arkalgud, Hassan is 573133.
As per the 2011 Census, Kotavalu had a population of 1,577 (801 males and 776 females).
Kotavalu had 408 households at the 2011 Census.
Kotavalu covers about 172 hectares.
The literacy rate of Kotavalu was 78.1% at the 2011 Census (share of people aged 7 and above who are literate).
Kotavalu had 969 females per 1,000 males at the 2011 Census.
Kotavalu is in the Hassan Lok Sabha constituency.
Shreyas. M. Patel (Indian National Congress) won the Hassan Lok Sabha seat, which includes Kotavalu, in 2024.
Kotavalu is in the Arakalgud assembly (Vidhan Sabha) constituency.
A. Manju (Janata Dal (Secular)) won the Arakalgud assembly seat, which includes Kotavalu, in 2023.
Kotavalu is in the Arkalgud development block (Local Government Directory).
The Local Government Directory (LGD) code of Kotavalu is 616740 and its Census 2011 village code is 616740.
Villages near Kotavalu include Ramanathapura (within ~8 km), Mallinathapura (within ~8 km), Basavapatna (within ~8 km), Chikkahalli (within ~8 km), Bandipalya (within ~8 km).
No census has been taken since 2011. Scaling Kotavalu's Census 2011 population of 1,577 by Karnataka's official RGI projection (+12.9% from 2011 to 2026) gives an estimate of about 1,780 people in 2026. This is an estimate, not a census count; the next Census will replace it.
The sarpanch of Kotavalu has not yet been verified on VoiceOfVillage. We publish a sarpanch's name only after they verify with an election certificate; until then the elected sarpanch is listed on the eGramSwaraj portal, by the State Election Commission and at the panchayat or block office.
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Pacific Ocean status (NOAA, 8 Oct 2026): El Niño Advisory
There is no El Niño forecast for individual villages. El Niño is a pattern in the Pacific Ocean; how much it changes rainfall here also depends on other conditions, and it does not mean drought everywhere.
Local rainfall estimates are not available yet.
Long-term district average for November: 54.1 mm (IMD normal, 1951–2000)
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District climate page →Latest reports from markets in Hassan district, within the last 14 days.
Latest reports up to 31 Oct 2026. Prices in ₹ per quintal.
| Commodity | Market | Min | Max | Modal | Date |
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| Copra · Copra | Arasikere APMC | 29,000 | 30,705 | 30,700 | 31 Oct 2026 |
| Copra · Milling Copra | Arasikere APMC | 17,000 | 18,000 | 17,000 | 31 Oct 2026 |
| Copra | Arasikere APMC | 9,500 | 12,000 | 9,500 | 31 Oct 2026 |
| Cotton · DCH-32(Unginned) | Arasikere APMC | 9,000 | 9,000 | 9,000 | 31 Oct 2026 |
| Ragi(Finger Millet) · Local | Arasikere APMC | 3,000 | 3,000 | 3,000 | 31 Oct 2026 |
| Coconut · Medium | Arasikere APMC | 26,000 | 26,000 | 26,000 | 30 Oct 2026 |
| Elephant Yam(Suran)/Amorphophallus · Elephant Yam (Suran) | Arasikere APMC | 2,000 | 2,000 | 2,000 | 30 Oct 2026 |
| Tomato · Tomato | Arasikere APMC | 3,000 | 3,000 | 3,000 | 29 Oct 2026 |
Source: AGMARKNET, Directorate of Marketing & Inspection, via data.gov.in (Government Open Data Licence – India). All markets →
These are wholesale mandi (APMC) prices in ₹ per quintal as reported to AGMARKNET — not the retail price in Kotavalu's shops. Best mandi price near Kotavalu →
Official dataAgmarknet, 31 Oct 2026Report a correction
Distances are approximate (India Post PIN code data).
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Income support of ₹6,000 a year, paid in three equal instalments, to land-holding farmer families.
At least 100 days of guaranteed wage employment a year for rural households whose adults volunteer for unskilled manual work.
Assistance to build a house for eligible rural households.
Health cover for hospital treatment for eligible families.
Subsidised food grains through the public distribution system for eligible households.
Old-age pension for BPL persons aged 60 and above: ₹200 a month up to age 79 and ₹500 after; widow and disability pensions too.
Assured pension of ₹3,000 a month at age 60 for unorganised workers who join and contribute.
Atal Pension Yojana and low-cost life and accident insurance schemes, opened through your bank.
Loans up to ₹10 lakh for non-farm small and micro enterprises (₹20 lakh after repaying an earlier Tarun loan).
Bank loans between ₹10 lakh and ₹1 crore for SC/ST and women entrepreneurs setting up a new enterprise.
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