# Karikera Village, Gudibanda, Anantapur (Andhra Pradesh) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/anantapur/gudibanda/karikera/ Village · Gudibanda, Anantapur # Karikera Karikera is a village in Gudibanda sub-district of Anantapur district, Andhra Pradesh, PIN code **515305**. The 2011 Census counted **4,217 people in 912 households**, the 6th largest of 13 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 57.6%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 58.7%. - 4,217people (2011) - 912households - 57.6%literacy - 515305PIN code ## Karikera PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Karikera is 515305.** Karikera falls in Gudibanda sub-district, Anantapur district, Andhra Pradesh. - PIN code515305 - Gram panchayatKarikera - Community development blockGudibanda - Census village code595380 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Karikera from nearby towns? - Gudibanda (sub-district HQ)6 km by road - Anantapur (district HQ)125 km by road - Hindupur (nearest town)58 km by road Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## What facilities are there in Karikera? 12 services counted by the Census are inside Karikera; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 4 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Gudibanda - ○Degree college10+ km · Madakasira - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Gudibanda - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 16 h winter Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Karikera known for? The main crops are **ground nut, paddy and sun flower**. About 64% of the 2,062 hectares of village land is sown, and 84 hectares are irrigated. Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Homes and amenities in Karikera Of every 100 households in Karikera in 2011, 90 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 6 cooked with LPG; 35 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Karikera · ■ Gudibanda rural average Electricity for lighting ****90%** **85% Toilet within the home ****4%** **7% No toilet (open defecation) ****96%** **90% Tap water ****98%** **82% Drinking water within premises ****2%** **7% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****6%** **10% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****94%** **89% Use banking services ****59%** **61% Television ****20%** **25% Mobile phone ****35%** **42% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****12%** **12% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **0% None of these assets ****50%** **41% Own their home ****95%** **95% Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## What is the population of Karikera? ■ Karikera · ■ Gudibanda rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****57.6%** **58.7% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****974** **951 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****977** **929 Working population ****57.5%** **56.1% ### Women and men Literacy is 67.0% for men and 48.1% for women. 64% of men and 51% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 561 (23%) · **■** Farm labourers 909 (37%) · **■** Household industry 39 (2%) · **■** Other work 214 (9%) · **■** Marginal 702 (29%) Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Other villages of similar size in Gudibanda - Morubagal7,806 people - Rallahalli7,081 people - Mandalahalli5,421 people - Muthukur4,985 people - Kekathi4,203 people - Konkallu2,988 people - Gunimorubagal1,964 people - Kumbaranagehalli1,700 people [All 13 villages in Gudibanda](https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/anantapur/gudibanda/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Karikera?515305 - How far is Karikera from Anantapur?125 km by road - What is the population of Karikera?4,217 (Census 2011) - Which district is Karikera in?Anantapur district (Gudibanda sub-district), Andhra Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Karikera?57.6% (Census 2011)