# Keresanthe Village, Kadur, Chikmagalur (Karnataka) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/chikmagalur/kadur/keresanthe/ Village · Kadur, Chikmagalur # Keresanthe Keresanthe is a village in Kadur sub-district of Chikmagalur district, Karnataka, PIN code **577548**. The 2011 Census counted **1,208 people in 289 households**, the 66th largest of 272 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 73.1%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 74.3%. - 1,208people (2011) - 289households - 73.1%literacy - 577548PIN code ## Keresanthe PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Keresanthe is 577548.** Keresanthe falls in Kadur sub-district, Chikmagalur district, Karnataka. - PIN code577548 - Gram panchayatKeresanthe - Community development blockKadur - Census village code609571 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Keresanthe from nearby towns? - Kadur (sub-district HQ)18 km by road - Chikmagalur (district HQ)58 km by road - Kadur (nearest town)18 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 Keresanthe? 15 services counted by the Census are inside Keresanthe; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 4 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn 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 - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Kadur - ○Degree college10+ km · Kadur - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Kadur - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)10 h summer · 8 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 Keresanthe known for? The main crops are **ragi and sesame**. About 60% of the 806 hectares of village land is sown, and 142 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 Keresanthe Of every 100 households in Keresanthe in 2011, 88 had electricity, 29 a toilet at home and 9 cooked with LPG; 38 had a mobile phone, 22 a two-wheeler and 3 a car. ■ Keresanthe · ■ Kadur rural average Electricity for lighting ****88%** **86% Toilet within the home ****29%** **28% No toilet (open defecation) ****71%** **71% Tap water ****35%** **68% Drinking water within premises ****33%** **32% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****9%** **11% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****87%** **88% Use banking services ****35%** **57% Television ****40%** **53% Mobile phone ****38%** **40% Computer with internet ****4%** **1% Two-wheeler ****22%** **18% Car / jeep / van ****3%** **2% None of these assets ****22%** **19% Own their home ****92%** **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 Keresanthe? ■ Keresanthe · ■ Kadur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****73.1%** **74.3% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1010** **987 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****944** **959 Working population ****55.2%** **58.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 80.4% for men and 65.9% for women. 67% of men and 43% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 294 (44%) · **■** Farm labourers 40 (6%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 149 (22%) · **■** Marginal 182 (27%) 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 Kadur - Giriyapura1,265 people - Uligere1,249 people - Basuru1,228 people - K.Bidre1,224 people - Chikkabasur1,199 people - Chikkaballekere1,189 people - Kethumaranahalli1,189 people - Muglikatte1,178 people [All 312 villages in Kadur](https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/chikmagalur/kadur/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Keresanthe?577548 - How far is Keresanthe from Chikmagalur?58 km by road - What is the population of Keresanthe?1,208 (Census 2011) - Which district is Keresanthe in?Chikmagalur district (Kadur sub-district), Karnataka - What is the literacy rate of Keresanthe?73.1% (Census 2011)