# Karekeshwara Village, Narasimharajapura – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/chikmagalur/narasimharajapura/karekeshwara/ Village · Narasimharajapura, Chikmagalur # Karekeshwara Karekeshwara is a village in Narasimharajapura sub-district of Chikmagalur district, Karnataka, PIN code **577112**. The 2011 Census counted **2,651 people in 684 households**, the 2nd largest of 57 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 82.3%. - 2,651people (2011) - 684households - 72.8%literacy - 577112PIN code ## Karekeshwara PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Karekeshwara is 577112.** Karekeshwara falls in Narasimharajapura sub-district, Chikmagalur district, Karnataka. - PIN code577112 - Gram panchayatKarekeshwara - Community development blockNarasimharajapura - Census village code609093 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Karekeshwara from nearby towns? - Narasimharajapura (sub-district HQ)35 km by road - Chikmagalur (district HQ)65 km by road - Narasimharajapura (nearest town)35 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 Karekeshwara? 19 services counted by the Census are inside Karekeshwara; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 5 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn 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 - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree college10+ km · Narasimharajapura - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Narasimharajapura - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Public bus service5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)10 h summer · 12 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 Karekeshwara known for? The main crops are **coffee and arecanut**. About 32% of the 2,917 hectares of village land is sown, and 62 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 Karekeshwara Of every 100 households in Karekeshwara in 2011, 73 had electricity, 78 a toilet at home and 6 cooked with LPG; 49 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 6 a car. ■ Karekeshwara · ■ Narasimharajapura rural average Electricity for lighting ****73%** **84% Toilet within the home ****78%** **77% No toilet (open defecation) ****22%** **22% Tap water ****47%** **60% Drinking water within premises ****17%** **43% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****6%** **17% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****92%** **81% Use banking services ****84%** **79% Television ****40%** **55% Mobile phone ****49%** **63% Computer with internet ****2%** **1% Two-wheeler ****10%** **20% Car / jeep / van ****6%** **6% None of these assets ****21%** **13% Own their home ****82%** **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 Karekeshwara? ■ Karekeshwara · ■ Narasimharajapura rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****72.8%** **82.3% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1068** **1042 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****859** **948 Working population ****59.6%** **49.7% ### Women and men Literacy is 80.5% for men and 65.8% for women. 65% of men and 55% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 102 (6%) · **■** Farm labourers 223 (14%) · **■** Household industry 4 (0%) · **■** Other work 1,177 (75%) · **■** Marginal 73 (5%) 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 - B.Kanabur11,137 people - Muthinakoppa2,382 people - Nagalapura2,248 people - Bannur2,240 people - Magundi2,143 people [All 58 villages in Narasimharajapura](https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/chikmagalur/narasimharajapura/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Karekeshwara?577112 - How far is Karekeshwara from Chikmagalur?65 km by road - What is the population of Karekeshwara?2,651 (Census 2011) - Which district is Karekeshwara in?Chikmagalur district (Narasimharajapura sub-district), Karnataka - What is the literacy rate of Karekeshwara?72.8% (Census 2011)