Kanthur, Madikeri

Kanthur is a village located in the Madikeri Taluk of Kodagu district of Karnataka. The village falls in Madikeri block and comes under Kanthur Murnad Gram Panchayat. It belongs to Mysuru parliament constituency and Madikeri assembly constituency.

As on May 2024, the current population of Kanthur is 3.7 thousands out of which 1.9 thousands are males and rest 1.8 thousands are females. The sex ratio of this village is 935 females per 1000 males. There are around 322 teenagers in Kanthur. It has literacy rate of 79% which means around 2.9 thousands persons can read and write. Total 703 people belonging to scheduled caste and 94 scheduled tribe people live in the village. There are around 961 households in Kanthur, which means every family has 4 members on average. The village has working population of 1.7 thousands. The pincode of Kanthur is 571252 and there are many postoffices around the village which can used to send speed post, registered parcel etc.

• Murnad Sub Post office
• Balamuri Branch Post office
• Hakathur Branch Post office
• Bethri Branch Post office
• Hoddur Branch Post office

Schools

Kanthur has many good schools for education and follwing are popular schools among students.

• Maruthi Education Society Murnad
• Jnanajyothi Edu Trust Moornadu
• Murnadu P U College
• Murnad Primary School (Un)
• Gmp School Moornadu

Hospitals

Kanthur has many good hospitals for treatment and follwing are popular among people.

• Hakathur Sub-Center
• Hodduru Sub-Center
• Maragodu Sub-Center
• Murnad Sub-Center
• Murnad Sub-Center

Banks

Kanthur has many good banks for financial services and follwing are popular among people.

• Bank of Baroda Maragodu
• Canara Bank Murnad
• Bank of Maharashtra Murnad
• State Bank of India Murnad