# Kanachuru Village, Mudigere, Chikmagalur (Karnataka)

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Village · Mudigere, Chikmagalur 

# Kanachuru

Kanachuru is a village in Mudigere sub-district of Chikmagalur district, Karnataka, PIN code **577132**. The 2011 Census counted **603 people in 166 households**, the 57th largest of 139 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 73.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 75.9%.

- 603people (2011)
- 166households
- 73.5%literacy
- 577132PIN code

## Kanachuru PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Kanachuru is 577132.** Kanachuru falls in Mudigere sub-district, Chikmagalur district, Karnataka.

- PIN code577132
- Gram panchayatHanthuru
- Community development blockMudigere
- Census village code610000

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

## How far is Kanachuru from nearby towns?

- Mudigere (sub-district HQ)15 km by road
- Chikmagalur (district HQ)45 km by road
- Mudigere (nearest town)15 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 Kanachuru?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Kanachuru; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

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

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Mudigere
- ○Degree college10+ km · Mudigere
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Mudigere
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water and hand pumps
- Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 10 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 Kanachuru known for?

The main crops are **paddy and pepper**. About 77% of the 467 hectares of village land is sown, and 72 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 Kanachuru

Of every 100 households in Kanachuru in 2011, 85 had electricity, 56 a toilet at home and 6 cooked with LPG; 59 had a mobile phone, 13 a two-wheeler and 14 a car.

■ Kanachuru · ■ Mudigere rural average

Electricity for lighting ****85%**

**83%

Toilet within the home ****56%**

**68%

No toilet (open defecation) ****44%**

**31%

Tap water ****25%**

**60%

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

**38%

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

**14%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****94%**

**84%

Use banking services ****57%**

**72%

Television ****58%**

**56%

Mobile phone ****59%**

**65%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****13%**

**14%

Car / jeep / van ****14%**

**8%

None of these assets ****6%**

**12%

Own their home ****94%**

**78%

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 Kanachuru?

■ Kanachuru · ■ Mudigere rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****73.5%**

**75.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****997**

**1033

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1400**

**986

Working population ****53.2%**

**52.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 79.1% for men and 67.7% for women. 75% of men and 32% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 27 (8%) · **■** Farm labourers 9 (3%) · **■** Other work 284 (88%) · **■** Marginal 1 (0%)

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 Mudigere

- Kalakodu650 people
- Uggehalli647 people
- Bankenahalli643 people
- Edur619 people
- Chandrapura591 people
- Kirugunda587 people
- Balige566 people
- Durgadahalli563 people

[All 140 villages in Mudigere](https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/chikmagalur/mudigere/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Kanachuru?577132
- How far is Kanachuru from Chikmagalur?45 km by road
- What is the population of Kanachuru?603 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kanachuru in?Chikmagalur district (Mudigere sub-district), Karnataka
- What is the literacy rate of Kanachuru?73.5% (Census 2011)