Village · Dod Ballapur, Bangalore Rural
# Karenahalli

Karenahalli is a village in Dod Ballapur sub-district of Bangalore Rural district, Karnataka, PIN code 561203. The 2011 Census counted 221 people in 51 households, the 225th largest of 270 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 67.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 74.1%.
- 221 people (2011)
- 51 households
- 67.0% literacy
- 561203 PIN code

## Karenahalli PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Karenahalli is 561203. Karenahalli falls in Dod Ballapur sub-district, Bangalore Rural district, Karnataka.
- PIN code 561203
- Gram panchayat Thippur
- Community development block Dod Ballapur
- Census village code 625035

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Karenahalli from nearby towns?
- Dod Ballapur (sub-district HQ) 2 km by road
- Bangalore Rural (district HQ) 29 km by road
- Dod Ballapur (nearest town) 2 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Karenahalli?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Karenahalli; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Primary school In village · 2 govt
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● Public bus service In village
- ● Private bus service In village
- ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village
- ● All-weather road In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Dod Ballapur
- ○ Degree college under 5 km · =R27746
- ○ ITI / vocational school under 5 km · =R27746
- ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km
- ○ Allopathic hospital under 5 km
- ○ Dispensary under 5 km
- ○ Post office under 5 km
- ○ Railway station 5–10 km
- ○ ATM under 5 km
- ○ Commercial bank under 5 km
- ○ Ration (PDS) shop under 5 km
- ○ Mandi / regular market under 5 km
- ○ Public library under 5 km

### Water and power
- Drinking water treated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011) 9 h summer · 9 h winter

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Karenahalli known for?

The main crops are ragi. About 61% of the 124 hectares of village land is sown, and 4 hectares are irrigated.

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## Homes and amenities in Karenahalli

Of every 100 households in Karenahalli in 2011, 100 had electricity, 54 a toilet at home and 8 cooked with LPG; 56 had a mobile phone, 25 a two-wheeler and 6 a car.

■ Karenahalli · ■ Dod Ballapur rural average
- Electricity for lighting 100% 94%
- Toilet within the home 54% 68%
- No toilet (open defecation) 46% 30%
- Tap water 0% 51%
- Drinking water within premises 2% 18%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 8% 17%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 92% 76%
- Use banking services 27% 45%
- Television 60% 58%
- Mobile phone 56% 58%
- Computer with internet 2% 0%
- Two-wheeler 25% 24%
- Car / jeep / van 6% 2%
- None of these assets 23% 17%
- Own their home 96% 85%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Karenahalli?

■ Karenahalli · ■ Dod Ballapur rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 67.0% 74.1%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 956 960
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 636 959
- Working population 57.9% 52.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 81.4% for men and 52.5% for women. 58% of men and 57% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 7 (5%) · ■ Farm labourers 1 (1%) · ■ Household industry 4 (3%) · ■ Other work 9 (7%) · ■ Marginal 107 (84%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Dod Ballapur
- Uddichikkanahalli 231 people
- Badrapura 230 people
- Narasaihna Agrahara 226 people
- Bommahalli 225 people
- Mallanaikanahalli 221 people
- Hireanaguddadahalli 215 people
- Kukkalahalli 213 people
- Udanahalli 212 people

All 296 villages in Dod Ballapur

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Karenahalli? 561203
- How far is Karenahalli from Bangalore Rural? 29 km by road
- What is the population of Karenahalli? 221 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Karenahalli in? Bangalore Rural district (Dod Ballapur sub-district), Karnataka
- What is the literacy rate of Karenahalli? 67.0% (Census 2011)

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