# Kere Village, Sringeri, Chikmagalur (Karnataka) – PIN Code

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Village · Sringeri, Chikmagalur 

# Kere

Kere is a village in Sringeri sub-district of Chikmagalur district, Karnataka, PIN code **577139**. The 2011 Census counted **296 people in 90 households**, the 34th largest of 48 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 75.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 85.3%.

- 296people (2011)
- 90households
- 75.1%literacy
- 577139PIN code

## Kere PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Kere is 577139.** Kere falls in Sringeri sub-district, Chikmagalur district, Karnataka.

- PIN code577139
- Gram panchayatKere
- Community development blockSringeri
- Census village code608934

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

## How far is Kere from nearby towns?

- Sringeri (sub-district HQ)23 km by road
- Chikmagalur (district HQ)113 km by road
- Sringeri (nearest town)23 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 Kere?

12 services counted by the Census are inside Kere; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1
- ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●National highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Public libraryIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Nemmaru
- ○Degree college10+ km · Sringeri
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Sringeri
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)10 h summer · 11 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 Kere known for?

The main crops are **arecanut and coconut**. About 5% of the 1,696 hectares of village land is sown.

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

## Homes and amenities in Kere

Of every 100 households in Kere in 2011, 44 had electricity, 70 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 19 had a mobile phone, 16 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Kere · ■ Sringeri rural average

Electricity for lighting ****44%**

**81%

Toilet within the home ****70%**

**82%

No toilet (open defecation) ****30%**

**18%

Tap water ****0%**

**31%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**45%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**15%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**82%

Use banking services ****95%**

**92%

Television ****23%**

**58%

Mobile phone ****19%**

**61%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****16%**

**26%

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

**6%

None of these assets ****12%**

**9%

Own their home ****95%**

**89%

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 Kere?

■ Kere · ■ Sringeri rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****75.1%**

**85.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1056**

**1033

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****688**

**986

Working population ****53.4%**

**41.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 82.8% for men and 68.1% for women. 65% of men and 42% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 47 (30%) · **■** Farm labourers 49 (31%) · **■** Household industry 12 (8%) · **■** Other work 21 (13%) · **■** Marginal 29 (18%)

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 Sringeri

- Haruru463 people
- Kogodu351 people
- Heruru339 people
- Kuthagodu310 people
- K.Masige286 people
- Balagere247 people
- Gulaganjimane240 people
- Sunkadamakki236 people

[All 49 villages in Sringeri](https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/chikmagalur/sringeri/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Kere?577139
- How far is Kere from Chikmagalur?113 km by road
- What is the population of Kere?296 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kere in?Chikmagalur district (Sringeri sub-district), Karnataka
- What is the literacy rate of Kere?75.1% (Census 2011)