# Amrutapura Village, Tarikere, Chikmagalur (Karnataka)

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Village · Tarikere, Chikmagalur 

# Amrutapura

Amrutapura is a village in Tarikere sub-district of Chikmagalur district, Karnataka, PIN code **577228**. The 2011 Census counted **856 people in 211 households**, the 71st largest of 213 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 93.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 76.1%.

- 856people (2011)
- 211households
- 93.0%literacy
- 577228PIN code

## Amrutapura PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Amrutapura is 577228.** Amrutapura falls in Tarikere sub-district, Chikmagalur district, Karnataka.

- PIN code577228
- Gram panchayatAmrutapura
- Community development blockTarikere
- Census village code609188

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

## How far is Amrutapura from nearby towns?

- Tarikere (sub-district HQ)8 km by road
- Chikmagalur (district HQ)54 km by road
- Tarikere (nearest town)8 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 Amrutapura?

16 services counted by the Census are inside Amrutapura; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Public libraryIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Tarikere
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Tatikere
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Tarikere
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 6 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 Amrutapura known for?

The main crops are **arecanut and ragi**. About 80% of the 372 hectares of village land is sown, and 199 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 Amrutapura

Of every 100 households in Amrutapura in 2011, 98 had electricity, 92 a toilet at home and 65 cooked with LPG; 55 had a mobile phone, 36 a two-wheeler and 12 a car.

■ Amrutapura · ■ Tarikere rural average

Electricity for lighting ****98%**

**87%

Toilet within the home ****92%**

**47%

No toilet (open defecation) ****6%**

**51%

Tap water ****55%**

**71%

Drinking water within premises ****30%**

**27%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****65%**

**25%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****35%**

**72%

Use banking services ****92%**

**60%

Television ****86%**

**61%

Mobile phone ****55%**

**48%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****36%**

**19%

Car / jeep / van ****12%**

**3%

None of these assets ****2%**

**18%

Own their home ****96%**

**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 Amrutapura?

■ Amrutapura · ■ Tarikere rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****93.0%**

**76.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****950**

**994

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****903**

**956

Working population ****48.9%**

**48.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 93.9% for men and 92.0% for women. 66% of men and 31% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 102 (24%) · **■** Farm labourers 80 (19%) · **■** Household industry 9 (2%) · **■** Other work 87 (21%) · **■** Marginal 141 (34%)

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 Tarikere

- K.Chattanahalli891 people
- Hirekanvangala885 people
- Belenahalli869 people
- Gangur860 people
- Ballavara838 people
- Banoor838 people
- Perumenahalli836 people
- Gejjegondanahalli835 people

[All 249 villages in Tarikere](https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/chikmagalur/tarikere/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Amrutapura?577228
- How far is Amrutapura from Chikmagalur?54 km by road
- What is the population of Amrutapura?856 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Amrutapura in?Chikmagalur district (Tarikere sub-district), Karnataka
- What is the literacy rate of Amrutapura?93.0% (Census 2011)