# Ganjigere Village, Tarikere, Chikmagalur (Karnataka)

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Village · Tarikere, Chikmagalur 

# Ganjigere

Ganjigere is a village in Tarikere sub-district of Chikmagalur district, Karnataka, PIN code **577144**. The 2011 Census counted **516 people in 106 households**, the 124th largest of 213 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 77.1%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 76.1%.

- 516people (2011)
- 106households
- 77.1%literacy
- 577144PIN code

## Ganjigere PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code577144
- Gram panchayatBhavikere
- Community development blockTarikere
- Census village code609107

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

## How far is Ganjigere from nearby towns?

- Tarikere (sub-district HQ)12 km by road
- Chikmagalur (district HQ)80 km by road
- Tarikere (nearest town)12 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 Ganjigere?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn 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
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ 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, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)20 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 Ganjigere known for?

The main crops are **sugar cane and paddy**. About 86% of the 300 hectares of village land is sown, and 142 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 Ganjigere

Of every 100 households in Ganjigere in 2011, 93 had electricity, 57 a toilet at home and 46 cooked with LPG; 57 had a mobile phone, 11 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Ganjigere · ■ Tarikere rural average

Electricity for lighting ****93%**

**87%

Toilet within the home ****57%**

**47%

No toilet (open defecation) ****43%**

**51%

Tap water ****79%**

**71%

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

**27%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****46%**

**25%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****50%**

**72%

Use banking services ****54%**

**60%

Television ****72%**

**61%

Mobile phone ****57%**

**48%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****11%**

**19%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**3%

None of these assets ****13%**

**18%

Own their home ****94%**

**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 Ganjigere?

■ Ganjigere · ■ Tarikere rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****77.1%**

**76.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1040**

**994

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****564**

**956

Working population ****51.4%**

**48.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 86.4% for men and 68.9% for women. 57% of men and 46% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 76 (29%) · **■** Farm labourers 110 (42%) · **■** Household industry 3 (1%) · **■** Other work 27 (10%) · **■** Marginal 49 (18%)

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

- Seethapura543 people
- Thimmapura536 people
- Jodikodihalli535 people
- Medihalli527 people
- Lakshmisagara515 people
- Sriramapura511 people
- Byrapura504 people
- Siddarahalli503 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Ganjigere?577144
- How far is Ganjigere from Chikmagalur?80 km by road
- What is the population of Ganjigere?516 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Ganjigere in?Chikmagalur district (Tarikere sub-district), Karnataka
- What is the literacy rate of Ganjigere?77.1% (Census 2011)