Kestur, Krishnarajanagara
Kestur is a village located in the Krishnarajanagara Taluk of Mysuru district of Karnataka. The village falls in Krishnarajanagara block and comes under Kesthur Gram Panchayat. It belongs to Mandya parliament constituency and Krishnarajanagara assembly constituency.
As on November 2024, the current population of Kestur is 6.3 thousands out of which 3.2 thousands are males and rest 3.2 thousands are females. The sex ratio of this village is 1003 females per 1000 males. There are around 564 teenagers in Kestur. It has literacy rate of 57% which means around 3.6 thousands persons can read and write. Total 277 people belonging to scheduled caste and 262 scheduled tribe people live in the village. There are around 1.4 thousands households in Kestur, which means every family has 4 members on average. The village has working population of 3.4 thousands. The pincode of Kestur is 571602 and there are many postoffices around the village which can used to send speed post, registered parcel etc.
- Krishna Raja Nagar Sub Post office
- Marchahalli Branch Post office
- Dornahalli Branch Post office
- Hebbalu Branch Post office
- Hosur Kallahalli Branch Post office
Schools
Kestur has many good schools for education and follwing are popular schools among students.
- Girls Govt Junior College, K R Nagara-Ward-17
- St Joseph's English Higher Primary School, K R Nagar-Ward-17
- Skr Govt Junior College, K R Nagara-Ward-17
- Vasavi Central School, Chowkahalli
- St Joseph's Kan-English High School, K R Nagara-Ward-17
Hospitals
Kestur has many good hospitals for treatment and follwing are popular among people.
- Urban-B Sub-Center
- Siddapura Sub-Center
- Hampapura Sub-Center
- Kesturu Sub-Center
- Krishnarajanagara Th Primary Health Center
Banks
Kestur has many good banks for financial services and follwing are popular among people.