# Bhavikere Village, Tarikere, Chikmagalur (Karnataka) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/chikmagalur/tarikere/bhavikere/ Village · Tarikere, Chikmagalur # Bhavikere Bhavikere is a village in Tarikere sub-district of Chikmagalur district, Karnataka, PIN code **577144**. The 2011 Census counted **3,893 people in 931 households**, the 6th largest of 213 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 75.1%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 76.1%. - 3,893people (2011) - 931households - 75.1%literacy - 577144PIN code ## Bhavikere PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Bhavikere is 577144.** Bhavikere falls in Tarikere sub-district, Chikmagalur district, Karnataka. - PIN code577144 - Gram panchayatBhavikere - Community development blockTarikere - Census village code609108 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Bhavikere from nearby towns? - Tarikere (sub-district HQ)10 km by road - Chikmagalur (district HQ)80 km by road - Tarikere (nearest town)10 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 Bhavikere? 25 services counted by the Census are inside Bhavikere; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 4 govt · 2 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●DispensaryIn village · 1 - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Mandi / regular marketIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn 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 · Tarikere - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Tarikere - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Public bus service5–10 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)20 h summer · 16 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 Bhavikere known for? The main crops are **sugar cane and paddy**. About 66% of the 438 hectares of village land is sown, and 261 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 Bhavikere Of every 100 households in Bhavikere in 2011, 89 had electricity, 71 a toilet at home and 38 cooked with LPG; 57 had a mobile phone, 18 a two-wheeler and 4 a car. ■ Bhavikere · ■ Tarikere rural average Electricity for lighting ****89%** **87% Toilet within the home ****71%** **47% No toilet (open defecation) ****29%** **51% Tap water ****80%** **71% Drinking water within premises ****43%** **27% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****38%** **25% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****51%** **72% Use banking services ****51%** **60% Television ****65%** **61% Mobile phone ****57%** **48% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****18%** **19% Car / jeep / van ****4%** **3% None of these assets ****15%** **18% Own their home ****85%** **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 Bhavikere? ■ Bhavikere · ■ Tarikere rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****75.1%** **76.1% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1059** **994 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1019** **956 Working population ****43.6%** **48.6% ### Women and men Literacy is 81.4% for men and 69.2% for women. 58% of men and 30% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 258 (15%) · **■** Farm labourers 721 (42%) · **■** Household industry 12 (1%) · **■** Other work 391 (23%) · **■** Marginal 316 (19%) 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 - Lingadahalli5,853 people - Lakkavalli5,214 people - Shivane4,629 people - Karkuchi4,336 people - Malalichannenahalli3,745 people - Mudugodu3,621 people - Bukkambudi2,996 people - Kudlur2,913 people [All 249 villages in Tarikere](https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/chikmagalur/tarikere/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Bhavikere?577144 - How far is Bhavikere from Chikmagalur?80 km by road - What is the population of Bhavikere?3,893 (Census 2011) - Which district is Bhavikere in?Chikmagalur district (Tarikere sub-district), Karnataka - What is the literacy rate of Bhavikere?75.1% (Census 2011)