Village · Hosakote, Bangalore Rural
# Thavarekere

Thavarekere is a village in Hosakote sub-district of Bangalore Rural district, Karnataka, PIN code 562112. The 2011 Census counted 2,481 people in 552 households, the 10th largest of 263 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 75.1%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 75.8%.
- 2,481 people (2011)
- 552 households
- 75.1% literacy
- 562112 PIN code

## Thavarekere PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Thavarekere is 562112. Thavarekere falls in Hosakote sub-district, Bangalore Rural district, Karnataka.
- PIN code 562112
- Gram panchayat Thavarekere
- Community development block Hosakote
- Census village code 625593

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

## How far is Thavarekere from nearby towns?
- Hosakote (sub-district HQ) 13 km by road
- Bangalore Rural (district HQ) 41 km by road
- Hosakote (nearest town) 13 km by road

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

## What facilities are there in Thavarekere?

20 services counted by the Census are inside Thavarekere; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Pre-primary school In village · 3 private
- ● Primary school In village · 1 govt · 3 private
- ● Middle school In village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ● Secondary school In village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ● Senior secondary school In village · 1 private
- ● Health sub-centre In village · 1
- ● Veterinary hospital In village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ● Family welfare centre In village · 1
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● Public bus service In village
- ● Private bus service In village
- ● National highway In village
- ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village
- ● All-weather road In village
- ● Commercial bank In village
- ● Ration (PDS) shop In village
- ● Weekly haat In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● Public library In village
- ● Polling station In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · =R28302
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · =R28302
- ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km
- ○ Dispensary 10+ km
- ○ Post office 5–10 km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ ATM 10+ km
- ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km

### Water and power
- Drinking water treated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011) 24 h summer · 24 h winter

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

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Thavarekere known for?

The main crops are ragi. About 44% of the 337 hectares of village land is sown, and 110 hectares are irrigated.

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

## Homes and amenities in Thavarekere

Of every 100 households in Thavarekere in 2011, 99 had electricity, 79 a toilet at home and 47 cooked with LPG; 74 had a mobile phone, 25 a two-wheeler and 5 a car.

■ Thavarekere · ■ Hosakote rural average
- Electricity for lighting 99% 96%
- Toilet within the home 79% 74%
- No toilet (open defecation) 21% 25%
- Tap water 76% 64%
- Drinking water within premises 27% 25%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 47% 26%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 46% 66%
- Use banking services 87% 48%
- Television 71% 72%
- Mobile phone 74% 73%
- Computer with internet 1% 1%
- Two-wheeler 25% 37%
- Car / jeep / van 5% 5%
- None of these assets 10% 8%
- Own their home 72% 82%

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

## What is the population of Thavarekere?

■ Thavarekere · ■ Hosakote rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 75.1% 75.8%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 904 926
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 1071 924
- Working population 38.6% 45.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 83.3% for men and 65.8% for women. 60% of men and 15% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 191 (20%) · ■ Farm labourers 104 (11%) · ■ Household industry 7 (1%) · ■ Other work 592 (62%) · ■ Marginal 64 (7%)

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

## Other villages of similar size in Hosakote
- Kattigenahalli 3,047 people
- Medimallasandra 2,763 people
- Hindiganala 2,728 people
- Kannurahalli 2,644 people
- Doddadunnasandra 2,400 people
- Bhodanahosahalli 2,338 people
- Shivanapura 2,278 people
- Chokkahalli 2,242 people

All 296 villages in Hosakote

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Thavarekere? 562112
- How far is Thavarekere from Bangalore Rural? 41 km by road
- What is the population of Thavarekere? 2,481 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Thavarekere in? Bangalore Rural district (Hosakote sub-district), Karnataka
- What is the literacy rate of Thavarekere? 75.1% (Census 2011)

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