# Kikkare Village, Sringeri, Chikmagalur (Karnataka) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Sringeri, Chikmagalur 

# Kikkare

Kikkare is a village in Sringeri sub-district of Chikmagalur district, Karnataka, PIN code **577139**. The 2011 Census counted **614 people in 150 households**, the 27th largest of 48 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 82.9%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 85.3%.

- 614people (2011)
- 150households
- 82.9%literacy
- 577139PIN code

## Kikkare PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code577139
- Gram panchayatMenase
- Community development blockSringeri
- Census village code608953

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

## How far is Kikkare from nearby towns?

- Sringeri (sub-district HQ)9 km by road
- Chikmagalur (district HQ)86 km by road
- Sringeri (nearest town)9 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 Kikkare?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Kikkare; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

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

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Sringeri
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Sringeri
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Sringeri
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)10 h summer · 18 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 Kikkare known for?

The main crops are **arecanut and coconut**. About 26% of the 515 hectares of village land is sown, and 31 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 Kikkare

Of every 100 households in Kikkare in 2011, 82 had electricity, 73 a toilet at home and 12 cooked with LPG; 52 had a mobile phone, 26 a two-wheeler and 5 a car.

■ Kikkare · ■ Sringeri rural average

Electricity for lighting ****82%**

**81%

Toilet within the home ****73%**

**82%

No toilet (open defecation) ****26%**

**18%

Tap water ****4%**

**31%

Drinking water within premises ****23%**

**45%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****12%**

**15%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****83%**

**82%

Use banking services ****97%**

**92%

Television ****52%**

**58%

Mobile phone ****52%**

**61%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****26%**

**26%

Car / jeep / van ****5%**

**6%

None of these assets ****17%**

**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 Kikkare?

■ Kikkare · ■ Sringeri rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****82.9%**

**85.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1033**

**1033

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1120**

**986

Working population ****35.0%**

**41.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 88.8% for men and 77.1% for women. 60% of men and 11% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 75 (35%) · **■** Farm labourers 23 (11%) · **■** Household industry 11 (5%) · **■** Other work 8 (4%) · **■** Marginal 98 (46%)

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

- Bettagere666 people
- Meega662 people
- Darekoppa659 people
- Honnavalli633 people
- Kochavalli609 people
- Ginikal508 people
- Haruru463 people
- Kogodu351 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Kikkare?577139
- How far is Kikkare from Chikmagalur?86 km by road
- What is the population of Kikkare?614 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kikkare in?Chikmagalur district (Sringeri sub-district), Karnataka
- What is the literacy rate of Kikkare?82.9% (Census 2011)