# Bokikere Village, Tarikere, Chikmagalur (Karnataka) – PIN Code

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Village · Tarikere, Chikmagalur 

# Bokikere

Bokikere is a village in Tarikere sub-district of Chikmagalur district, Karnataka, PIN code **577547**. The 2011 Census counted **641 people in 149 households**, the 107th largest of 213 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 69.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 76.1%.

- 641people (2011)
- 149households
- 69.5%literacy
- 577547PIN code

## Bokikere PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Bokikere is 577547.** Bokikere falls in Tarikere sub-district, Chikmagalur district, Karnataka.

- PIN code577547
- Gram panchayatDoddabokikere
- Community development blockTarikere
- Census village code609217

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

## How far is Bokikere from nearby towns?

- Tarikere (sub-district HQ)16 km by road
- Chikmagalur (district HQ)66 km by road
- Tarikere (nearest town)16 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 Bokikere?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Bokikere; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Tarikere
- ○Degree college10+ km · Tarikere
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Tarikere
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway stationunder 5 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 22 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 Bokikere known for?

The main crops are **coconuts and arecanut**. About 58% of the 158 hectares of village land is sown, and 35 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 Bokikere

Of every 100 households in Bokikere in 2011, 78 had electricity, 5 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 44 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Bokikere · ■ Tarikere rural average

Electricity for lighting ****78%**

**87%

Toilet within the home ****5%**

**47%

No toilet (open defecation) ****95%**

**51%

Tap water ****69%**

**71%

Drinking water within premises ****3%**

**27%

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

**25%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**72%

Use banking services ****48%**

**60%

Television ****27%**

**61%

Mobile phone ****44%**

**48%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**19%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**3%

None of these assets ****24%**

**18%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Bokikere?

■ Bokikere · ■ Tarikere rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****69.5%**

**76.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****937**

**994

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****778**

**956

Working population ****42.9%**

**48.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 79.6% for men and 58.8% for women. 53% of men and 32% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 116 (42%) · **■** Farm labourers 9 (3%) · **■** Household industry 4 (1%) · **■** Other work 16 (6%) · **■** Marginal 130 (47%)

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

- Haruvanahalli660 people
- Kenchapura659 people
- Malenahalli649 people
- Manchethevaru644 people
- Nagarajapura628 people
- Arabala624 people
- Danayakapura618 people
- Beernahalli607 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Bokikere?577547
- How far is Bokikere from Chikmagalur?66 km by road
- What is the population of Bokikere?641 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bokikere in?Chikmagalur district (Tarikere sub-district), Karnataka
- What is the literacy rate of Bokikere?69.5% (Census 2011)