# Saraswathipura Village, Kadur, Chikmagalur (Karnataka)

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Village · Kadur, Chikmagalur 

# Saraswathipura

Saraswathipura is a village in Kadur sub-district of Chikmagalur district, Karnataka, PIN code **577548**. The 2011 Census counted **1,682 people in 434 households**, the 36th largest of 272 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 74.5%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 74.3%.

- 1,682people (2011)
- 434households
- 74.5%literacy
- 577548PIN code

## Saraswathipura PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Saraswathipura is 577548.** Saraswathipura falls in Kadur sub-district, Chikmagalur district, Karnataka.

- PIN code577548
- Gram panchayatSaraswathipura
- Community development blockKadur
- Census village code609509

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

## How far is Saraswathipura from nearby towns?

- Kadur (sub-district HQ)8 km by road
- Chikmagalur (district HQ)32 km by road
- Kadur (nearest town)8 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 Saraswathipura?

16 services counted by the Census are inside Saraswathipura; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1
- ●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
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Public libraryIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Kadur
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Kadur
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Kadur
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)6 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 Saraswathipura known for?

The main crops are **ragi and tomato**. About 78% of the 332 hectares of village land is sown, and 55 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 Saraswathipura

Of every 100 households in Saraswathipura in 2011, 92 had electricity, 36 a toilet at home and 6 cooked with LPG; 52 had a mobile phone, 13 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Saraswathipura · ■ Kadur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****92%**

**86%

Toilet within the home ****36%**

**28%

No toilet (open defecation) ****62%**

**71%

Tap water ****92%**

**68%

Drinking water within premises ****28%**

**32%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****6%**

**11%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****92%**

**88%

Use banking services ****41%**

**57%

Television ****58%**

**53%

Mobile phone ****52%**

**40%

Computer with internet ****3%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****13%**

**18%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**2%

None of these assets ****15%**

**19%

Own their home ****94%**

**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 Saraswathipura?

■ Saraswathipura · ■ Kadur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****74.5%**

**74.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1044**

**987

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****915**

**959

Working population ****61.8%**

**58.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 81.5% for men and 67.9% for women. 67% of men and 56% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 663 (64%) · **■** Farm labourers 273 (26%) · **■** Household industry 8 (1%) · **■** Other work 89 (9%) · **■** Marginal 6 (1%)

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

- Annegere1,831 people
- Pillenahalli1,795 people
- Yaradakere.G1,769 people
- Kunkanadu1,734 people
- Garugadahalli1,598 people
- Maravanji1,592 people
- Kallapura1,575 people
- Niduvalli1,560 people

[All 312 villages in Kadur](https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/chikmagalur/kadur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Saraswathipura?577548
- How far is Saraswathipura from Chikmagalur?32 km by road
- What is the population of Saraswathipura?1,682 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Saraswathipura in?Chikmagalur district (Kadur sub-district), Karnataka
- What is the literacy rate of Saraswathipura?74.5% (Census 2011)