# Gijikatte Village, Tarikere, Chikmagalur (Karnataka)

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Village · Tarikere, Chikmagalur 

# Gijikatte

Gijikatte is a village in Tarikere sub-district of Chikmagalur district, Karnataka, PIN code **577549**. The 2011 Census counted **350 people in 86 households**, the 152nd largest of 213 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 86.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 76.1%.

- 350people (2011)
- 86households
- 86.4%literacy
- 577549PIN code

## Gijikatte PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Gijikatte is 577549.** Gijikatte falls in Tarikere sub-district, Chikmagalur district, Karnataka.

- PIN code577549
- Gram panchayatKallenahalli
- Community development blockTarikere
- Census village code609251

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

## How far is Gijikatte from nearby towns?

- Tarikere (sub-district HQ)46 km by road
- Chikmagalur (district HQ)88 km by road
- Birur (nearest town)38 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 Gijikatte?

5 services counted by the Census are inside Gijikatte; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Shivani
- ○Degree college10+ km · Ajjampura
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Birur
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

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

The main crops are **coconuts and jowar**. About 79% of the 328 hectares of village land is sown, and 42 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 Gijikatte

Of every 100 households in Gijikatte in 2011, 92 had electricity, 20 a toilet at home and 10 cooked with LPG; 48 had a mobile phone, 19 a two-wheeler and 5 a car.

■ Gijikatte · ■ Tarikere rural average

Electricity for lighting ****92%**

**87%

Toilet within the home ****20%**

**47%

No toilet (open defecation) ****80%**

**51%

Tap water ****6%**

**71%

Drinking water within premises ****13%**

**27%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****10%**

**25%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****87%**

**72%

Use banking services ****80%**

**60%

Television ****52%**

**61%

Mobile phone ****48%**

**48%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****19%**

**19%

Car / jeep / van ****5%**

**3%

None of these assets ****0%**

**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 Gijikatte?

■ Gijikatte · ■ Tarikere rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****86.4%**

**76.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****977**

**994

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000**

**956

Working population ****63.4%**

**48.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 91.5% for men and 81.2% for women. 67% of men and 60% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 145 (65%) · **■** Farm labourers 11 (5%) · **■** Household industry 6 (3%) · **■** Other work 27 (12%) · **■** Marginal 33 (15%)

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.Gollarahalli358 people
- Gurupura354 people
- Hariyanahalli351 people
- Siragalipura351 people
- Thimmapura346 people
- Vaderahalli343 people
- Gondedahalli340 people
- Southanahalli337 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Gijikatte?577549
- How far is Gijikatte from Chikmagalur?88 km by road
- What is the population of Gijikatte?350 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gijikatte in?Chikmagalur district (Tarikere sub-district), Karnataka
- What is the literacy rate of Gijikatte?86.4% (Census 2011)