# Chikkathur Village, Tarikere, Chikmagalur (Karnataka)

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Village · Tarikere, Chikmagalur 

# Chikkathur

Chikkathur is a village in Tarikere sub-district of Chikmagalur district, Karnataka, PIN code **577144**. The 2011 Census counted **156 people in 37 households**, the 184th largest of 213 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 66.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 76.1%.

- 156people (2011)
- 37households
- 66.2%literacy
- 577144PIN code

## Chikkathur PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Chikkathur is 577144.** Chikkathur falls in Tarikere sub-district, Chikmagalur district, Karnataka.

- PIN code577144
- Gram panchayatSiddarahalli
- Community development blockTarikere
- Census village code609149

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

## How far is Chikkathur from nearby towns?

- Tarikere (sub-district HQ)2 km by road
- Chikmagalur (district HQ)65 km by road
- Tarikere (nearest town)2 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 Chikkathur?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Chikkathur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Tarikere
- ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Tarikere
- ○ITI / vocational schoolunder 5 km · Tarikere
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway stationunder 5 km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)10 h summer · 14 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 Chikkathur known for?

The main crops are **paddy and coconut**. About 75% of the 500 hectares of village land is sown, and 40 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 Chikkathur

Of every 100 households in Chikkathur in 2011, 97 had electricity, 14 a toilet at home and 33 cooked with LPG; 61 had a mobile phone, 11 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Chikkathur · ■ Tarikere rural average

Electricity for lighting ****97%**

**87%

Toilet within the home ****14%**

**47%

No toilet (open defecation) ****39%**

**51%

Tap water ****6%**

**71%

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

**27%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****33%**

**25%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****67%**

**72%

Use banking services ****42%**

**60%

Television ****67%**

**61%

Mobile phone ****61%**

**48%

Computer with internet ****3%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****11%**

**19%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**3%

None of these assets ****3%**

**18%

Own their home ****97%**

**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 Chikkathur?

■ Chikkathur · ■ Tarikere rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****66.2%**

**76.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****814**

**994

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1800**

**956

Working population ****71.2%**

**48.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 74.1% for men and 55.7% for women. 79% of men and 61% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 2 (2%) · **■** Farm labourers 31 (28%) · **■** Household industry 2 (2%) · **■** Marginal 76 (68%)

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

- Shivapura178 people
- Sompura176 people
- Thyarajjanahalli165 people
- Bommenahalli161 people
- Yerebylu156 people
- Rangapura154 people
- Sahyadripura152 people
- Karanaghatta151 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Chikkathur?577144
- How far is Chikkathur from Chikmagalur?65 km by road
- What is the population of Chikkathur?156 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chikkathur in?Chikmagalur district (Tarikere sub-district), Karnataka
- What is the literacy rate of Chikkathur?66.2% (Census 2011)