# Sindigere Village, Chikmagalur, Chikmagalur (Karnataka) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/chikmagalur/chikmagalur/sindigere/ Village · Chikmagalur, Chikmagalur # Sindigere Sindigere is a village in Chikmagalur sub-district of Chikmagalur district, Karnataka, PIN code **577146**. The 2011 Census counted **2,385 people in 556 households**, the 17th largest of 213 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 84.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 76.3%. - 2,385people (2011) - 556households - 84.9%literacy - 577146PIN code ## Sindigere PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Sindigere is 577146.** Sindigere falls in Chikmagalur sub-district, Chikmagalur district, Karnataka. - PIN code577146 - Gram panchayatSindigere - Community development blockChikmagalur - Census village code609786 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Sindigere from nearby towns? - Chikmagalur (sub-district HQ)33 km by road - Chikmagalur (district HQ)33 km by road - Chikmagalur (nearest town)33 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 Sindigere? 23 services counted by the Census are inside Sindigere; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt · 1 private - ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●TB clinicIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Mandi / regular marketIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Chikmagalur - ○Degree college10+ km · Javagal - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Chikmagalur - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 6 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 Sindigere known for? The main crops are **ragi and sesame**. About 46% of the 1,402 hectares of village land is sown, and 85 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 Sindigere Of every 100 households in Sindigere in 2011, 95 had electricity, 55 a toilet at home and 7 cooked with LPG; 40 had a mobile phone, 18 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Sindigere · ■ Chikmagalur rural average Electricity for lighting ****95%** **85% Toilet within the home ****55%** **59% No toilet (open defecation) ****45%** **40% Tap water ****75%** **67% Drinking water within premises ****54%** **33% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****7%** **14% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****92%** **85% Use banking services ****98%** **62% Television ****59%** **58% Mobile phone ****40%** **58% Computer with internet ****1%** **1% Two-wheeler ****18%** **18% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **6% None of these assets ****25%** **17% Own their home ****95%** **83% 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 Sindigere? ■ Sindigere · ■ Chikmagalur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****84.9%** **76.3% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****931** **1006 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1284** **979 Working population ****55.1%** **54.0% ### Women and men Literacy is 91.4% for men and 77.7% for women. 61% of men and 49% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 316 (24%) · **■** Farm labourers 369 (28%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 140 (11%) · **■** Marginal 489 (37%) 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 Chikmagalur - Marle2,747 people - Bindiga2,684 people - Aralaguppe2,538 people - Nagarahalli2,491 people - Belawadi2,286 people - Shiravase2,267 people - Bidare2,250 people - Mugulavalli2,207 people [All 229 villages in Chikmagalur](https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/chikmagalur/chikmagalur/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Sindigere?577146 - How far is Sindigere from Chikmagalur?33 km by road - What is the population of Sindigere?2,385 (Census 2011) - Which district is Sindigere in?Chikmagalur district (Chikmagalur sub-district), Karnataka - What is the literacy rate of Sindigere?84.9% (Census 2011)