Village · Kadur, Chikmagalur
# Karehalli

Karehalli is a village in Kadur sub-district of Chikmagalur district, Karnataka, PIN code 577548. The 2011 Census counted 393 people in 103 households, the 176th largest of 272 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 74.3%.
- 393 people (2011)
- 103 households
- 71.5% literacy
- 577548 PIN code

## Karehalli PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Karehalli is 577548. Karehalli falls in Kadur sub-district, Chikmagalur district, Karnataka.
- PIN code 577548
- Gram panchayat Chikkadevanur
- Community development block Kadur
- Census village code 609535

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

## How far is Karehalli from nearby towns?
- Kadur (sub-district HQ) 10 km by road
- Chikmagalur (district HQ) 48 km by road
- Kadur (nearest town) 10 km by road

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

## What facilities are there in Karehalli?

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

### In the village
- ● Primary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Middle school In village · 1 govt
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● Public bus service In village
- ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village
- ● All-weather road In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● Public library In village

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

### Water and power
- Drinking water untreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011) 8 h summer · 10 h winter

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

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Karehalli known for?

The main crops are ragi and jowar. About 88% of the 260 hectares of village land is sown, and 30 hectares are irrigated.

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

## Homes and amenities in Karehalli

Of every 100 households in Karehalli in 2011, 100 had electricity, 15 a toilet at home and 14 cooked with LPG; 37 had a mobile phone, 15 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Karehalli · ■ Kadur rural average
- Electricity for lighting 100% 86%
- Toilet within the home 15% 28%
- No toilet (open defecation) 85% 71%
- Tap water 98% 68%
- Drinking water within premises 0% 32%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 14% 11%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 84% 88%
- Use banking services 92% 57%
- Television 52% 53%
- Mobile phone 37% 40%
- Computer with internet 3% 1%
- Two-wheeler 15% 18%
- Car / jeep / van 3% 2%
- None of these assets 35% 19%
- Own their home 100% 94%

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

## What is the population of Karehalli?

■ Karehalli · ■ Kadur rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 71.5% 74.3%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1005 987
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 750 959
- Working population 30.8% 58.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 83.0% for men and 60.4% for women. 55% of men and 7% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 83 (69%) · ■ Farm labourers 1 (1%) · ■ Other work 18 (15%) · ■ Marginal 19 (16%)

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

## Other villages of similar size in Kadur
- M.Chomanahalli 418 people
- Kanchugaranahalli 396 people
- Kurubarahalli 396 people
- Hullehalli 395 people
- Devarahalli 390 people
- Hyaralagatta 387 people
- Cheelanahalli 386 people
- Horithimmanahalli 382 people

All 312 villages in Kadur

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Karehalli? 577548
- How far is Karehalli from Chikmagalur? 48 km by road
- What is the population of Karehalli? 393 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Karehalli in? Chikmagalur district (Kadur sub-district), Karnataka
- What is the literacy rate of Karehalli? 71.5% (Census 2011)

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