Lead story
24
September 2026
newsSTATE
Will setup a Karnataka Public School in every Gram Panchayat: Edu Minister Madhu Bangarappa
Reported by wionews.com.
By Resident0 likes0 comments
Represented by
Mapped via ECI-published constituency boundary (mandal centroid containment, Datameet)
Village snapshot
Quick panchayat-at-a-glance
Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
Information not yet available
No sarpanch on record yet. Sign in to add it — verified residents publish it directly, others need one community vouch.
- LGD code
- 626360
- Pincode
- 562117
- Post office
- Kanakapura
- Population
- 1,091
- Households
- 239
- Literacy rate
- 57.7%
- Sex ratio
- 976 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 483
- Distance to district centre
- 20 km
- Distance to mandal centre
- 9 km
- Distance to Bengaluru
- 41 km
- Distance to Chennai
- 316 km
- Nearest railway station
- Ketohalli · 12 km
- Nearest hospital / PHC
- Government Hospital Kailancha · 7 km
Census 2011 · in context
How Kottagalu compares
By population, Kottagalu ranks #28 of 91 villages in Harohalli mandal.
Literacy rate
%
57.7%
+0.6% vs mandal average
- Kottagalu
- 57.7%
- Harohalli mandal
- 57.1%
- Ramanagara district
- 62.3%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
976
+15 vs mandal average
- Kottagalu
- 976
- Harohalli mandal
- 961
Household size
people per home
4.6
+0.5 vs mandal average
- Kottagalu
- 4.6
- Harohalli mandal
- 4.1
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Kottagalu at a glance
Kottagalu is a village of 1,091 people in 239 households (Census 2011) in Harohalli taluk, Ramanagara district, Karnataka, the 28th-largest of 91 villages in Harohalli taluk. Literacy is 58%, about the same as the taluk average of 57% and the sex ratio is 976 women per 1,000 men. It lies 20 km from the Ramanagara district centre, 20 km from Kaggalipura, the nearest town, 12 km from Ketohalli railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 562117, served by Kanakapura post office; the LGD village code is 626360. The nearest hospital or health centre is Government Hospital Kailancha, 7 km away. The village votes in Magadi assembly constituency, represented by MLA H. C. Balakrishna. The population is estimated at 1,286 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: Kottagalu →
Nearby villages compared
Compare side by side →| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kottagalu · this village | 1,091 | 58% | — |
| Belaguli · Harohalli | 255 | 58% | 1.4 km S |
| Doddakalbalu · Harohalli | 1,386 | 55% | 1.9 km E |
| Chikkakalbalu · Harohalli | 1,406 | 53% | 2.6 km SE |
| Singasandra · Harohalli | 1,008 | 66% | 3.4 km SW |
| Annihalli · Kolar | 611 | 73% | 4 km N |
| Narayanapura · Harohalli | 994 | 49% | 4.3 km NE |
Complete this village · 2/7
Add what you know →- Sarpanch nameWho leads the gram panchayat today
- Panchayat contactA number residents can call
- Pincode
- About the villageA few sentences on history and livelihood
- A photoTemple, school, fields — anything from the village
- A festival or jatara
- A notable personTeacher, soldier, sportsperson, entrepreneur
Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Kottagalu
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- Yes
- 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
- 1
- Community health centre
- 0
- Dispensary
- 0
- Veterinary hospital
- 0
- Post office
- No
- Sub post office
- Yes
- Commercial bank
- No
- Cooperative bank
- No
- ATM
- No
- Public bus service
- Yes
- Private bus service
- Yes
- Railway station
- No
- Pucca (paved) road
- Yes
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- No
- Fair-price shop
- Yes
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- KANAKAPURA
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 18
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 30
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 18
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- KOTTAGALU
- Total area (ha)
- 401.77
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 56.5
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Kottagalu
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Kottagalu
- LGD code
- 626360
- Pincode
- 562117
- Post office
- Kanakapura
- Population (Census 2011)
- 1,091
- Population (projected 2026)
- 1,286
- Households
- 239
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 976
- Literacy rate
- 57.7%
- Coordinates
- 12.66446°N, 77.38875°E
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Bangalore Rural
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Magadi
- Member of Parliament
- C. N. Manjunath
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- H. C. Balakrishna
- Block / Mandal
- Harohalli
Getting there
How to reach Kottagalu
Distance to cities · straight line
- Bengaluru41 kmcapital
- Chennai316 km
- Hyderabad538 km
- Mumbai861 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
- Railway stationKetohalli12 km
- Bus stopKadasikoppa4 km
- Hospital / PHCGovernment Hospital Kailancha7 km
- ATM / bankIDBI13 km
- Petrol pumpIndian Oil7 km
- CollegeNursing sciences7 km
- Police stationHarohalli Police station9 km
Places of worship · within 5 km
Temples & shrines near Kottagalu
1 Temple mapped by OpenStreetMap contributors. Residents can add the village jatara and temple festival under Events.
- 🛕Sri Datta Sadananda AshramTemple3.8 km ↗
Same pincode
Villages sharing pincode 562117
- AlahalliKanakapura mandal4,796 pop
- Marale BekuppeKanakapura mandal4,455 pop
- Chikka MuduvadiKanakapura mandal3,444 pop
- YadamaranahalliKanakapura mandal2,757 pop
- AchaluKanakapura mandal2,497 pop
- HoralagalluKanakapura mandal2,497 pop
- AnajawadiKanakapura mandal2,162 pop
- AllimaranahalliKanakapura mandal1,936 pop
- KallahalliKanakapura mandal1,886 pop
Villages near Kottagalu
Other villages in Harohalli mandal
View all 60+ →- Harohalli
- Doddamaralawadi
- Cheeluru
- Kallanakuppe
- Hulugondanahalli
- Jakkasandra
- Chikkamaralavadi
- Malligemetlu
- Therubeedi
- Paduvanagere
- Medamaranahalli
- Doddasadenahalli
- Chikkakalbalu
- Doddakalbalu
- Avaremala
- Goduru
- Kolliganahalli
- Bannikuppe
- Thattekere
- Vaderahalli
- Devarahalli
- Thammasandra
- Kaggalahalli
- Yalachavadi
- Gottigehalli
- Mudenahalli
- Banavasi
- Doddamuduwadi
- Kadujakkasandra
- Gollahalli
- Singasandra
- Narayanapura
- M.Maniyambal
- Atthiguppe
- Ballagere
- Konasandra
Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)