# Echikere Village, Narasimharajapura, Chikmagalur (Karnataka) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/chikmagalur/narasimharajapura/echikere/ Village · Narasimharajapura, Chikmagalur # Echikere Echikere is a village in Narasimharajapura sub-district of Chikmagalur district, Karnataka, PIN code **577134**. The 2011 Census counted **1,125 people in 272 households**, the 14th largest of 57 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 89.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 82.3%. - 1,125people (2011) - 272households - 89.6%literacy - 577134PIN code ## Echikere PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Echikere is 577134.** Echikere falls in Narasimharajapura sub-district, Chikmagalur district, Karnataka. - PIN code577134 - Gram panchayatGubbiga - Community development blockNarasimharajapura - Census village code609083 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Echikere from nearby towns? - Narasimharajapura (sub-district HQ)4 km by road - Chikmagalur (district HQ)90 km by road - Narasimharajapura (nearest town)4 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 Echikere? 13 services counted by the Census are inside Echikere; 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 - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Mandi / regular marketIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Narasimharajapura - ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Narasimharajapura - ○ITI / vocational schoolunder 5 km · Narasimharajapura - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, covered wells, 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 Echikere known for? The main crops are **paddy and arecanut**. About 46% of the 554 hectares of village land is sown, and 157 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 Echikere Of every 100 households in Echikere in 2011, 89 had electricity, 79 a toilet at home and 12 cooked with LPG; 69 had a mobile phone, 32 a two-wheeler and 5 a car. ■ Echikere · ■ Narasimharajapura rural average Electricity for lighting ****89%** **84% Toilet within the home ****79%** **77% No toilet (open defecation) ****21%** **22% Tap water ****74%** **60% Drinking water within premises ****50%** **43% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****12%** **17% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****88%** **81% Use banking services ****84%** **79% Television ****64%** **55% Mobile phone ****69%** **63% Computer with internet ****1%** **1% Two-wheeler ****32%** **20% Car / jeep / van ****5%** **6% None of these assets ****10%** **13% Own their home ****93%** **85% 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 Echikere? ■ Echikere · ■ Narasimharajapura rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****89.6%** **82.3% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****943** **1042 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1123** **948 Working population ****52.3%** **49.7% ### Women and men Literacy is 92.4% for men and 86.5% for women. 65% of men and 39% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ******** **■** Cultivators 171 (29%) · **■** Farm labourers 152 (26%) · **■** Other work 259 (44%) · **■** 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 Narasimharajapura - Aduvalli1,430 people - Halsur1,267 people - Kanur1,206 people - Madaboor1,184 people - Gubbiga1,120 people - Aralikoppa1,065 people - Kolale1,062 people - Seethur984 people [All 58 villages in Narasimharajapura](https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/chikmagalur/narasimharajapura/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Echikere?577134 - How far is Echikere from Chikmagalur?90 km by road - What is the population of Echikere?1,125 (Census 2011) - Which district is Echikere in?Chikmagalur district (Narasimharajapura sub-district), Karnataka - What is the literacy rate of Echikere?89.6% (Census 2011)