# Karkur Village, Bagepalli, Chikkaballapura (Karnataka) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Bagepalli, Chikkaballapura 

# Karkur

Karkur is a village in Bagepalli sub-district of Chikkaballapura district, Karnataka, PIN code **561207**. The 2011 Census counted **788 people in 217 households**, the 70th largest of 211 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 57.2%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 58.1%.

- 788people (2011)
- 217households
- 57.2%literacy
- 561207PIN code

## Karkur PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Karkur is 561207.** Karkur falls in Bagepalli sub-district, Chikkaballapura district, Karnataka.

- PIN code561207
- Gram panchayatDevaragudipalli
- Community development blockBagepalli
- Census village code623857

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Karkur from nearby towns?

- Bagepalli (sub-district HQ)7 km by road
- Chikkaballapur (district HQ)49 km by road
- Bagepalli (nearest town)7 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 Karkur?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Karkur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Bagepalli
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Bagepalli
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Bagepalli
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)5 h summer · 3 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 Karkur known for?

The main crops are **ragi**. About 63% of the 513 hectares of village land is sown, and 46 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 Karkur

Of every 100 households in Karkur in 2011, 92 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 39 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Karkur · ■ Bagepalli rural average

Electricity for lighting ****92%**

**88%

Toilet within the home ****2%**

**11%

No toilet (open defecation) ****98%**

**87%

Tap water ****86%**

**77%

Drinking water within premises ****6%**

**14%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**6%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**90%

Use banking services ****64%**

**54%

Television ****48%**

**40%

Mobile phone ****39%**

**41%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****12%**

**11%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****23%**

**35%

Own their home ****95%**

**94%

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 Karkur?

■ Karkur · ■ Bagepalli rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****57.2%**

**58.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1057**

**980

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1100**

**950

Working population ****53.9%**

**56.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 68.8% for men and 46.2% for women. 64% of men and 44% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 31 (7%) · **■** Farm labourers 7 (2%) · **■** Other work 23 (5%) · **■** Marginal 364 (86%)

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 Bagepalli

- Pulanaikanapalli821 people
- Hosahudya815 people
- Kanampalli810 people
- Mandampalli799 people
- Narasapura780 people
- Guttapalya779 people
- Maddalakane760 people
- Machanapalli755 people

[All 228 villages in Bagepalli](https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/chikkaballapura/bagepalli/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Karkur?561207
- How far is Karkur from Chikkaballapur?49 km by road
- What is the population of Karkur?788 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Karkur in?Chikkaballapura district (Bagepalli sub-district), Karnataka
- What is the literacy rate of Karkur?57.2% (Census 2011)