# Giriyapura Village, Tarikere, Chikmagalur (Karnataka)

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Village · Tarikere, Chikmagalur 

# Giriyapura

Giriyapura is a village in Tarikere sub-district of Chikmagalur district, Karnataka, PIN code **577599**. The 2011 Census counted **422 people in 104 households**, the 138th largest of 213 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 79.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 76.1%.

- 422people (2011)
- 104households
- 79.4%literacy
- 577599PIN code

## Giriyapura PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Giriyapura is 577599.** Giriyapura falls in Tarikere sub-district, Chikmagalur district, Karnataka.

- PIN code577599
- Gram panchayatThygadakatte
- Community development blockTarikere
- Census village code609269

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

## How far is Giriyapura from nearby towns?

- Tarikere (sub-district HQ)47 km by road
- Chikmagalur (district HQ)84 km by road
- Hosdurga (nearest town)22 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 Giriyapura?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Shivani
- ○Degree college10+ km · Ajjampura
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Ajjampura
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway stationunder 5 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 6 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 Giriyapura known for?

The main crops are **jowar and ragi**. About 85% of the 306 hectares of village land is sown, and 41 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 Giriyapura

Of every 100 households in Giriyapura in 2011, 79 had electricity, 13 a toilet at home and 11 cooked with LPG; 52 had a mobile phone, 17 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Giriyapura · ■ Tarikere rural average

Electricity for lighting ****79%**

**87%

Toilet within the home ****13%**

**47%

No toilet (open defecation) ****87%**

**51%

Tap water ****30%**

**71%

Drinking water within premises ****36%**

**27%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****11%**

**25%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****89%**

**72%

Use banking services ****37%**

**60%

Television ****64%**

**61%

Mobile phone ****52%**

**48%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****17%**

**19%

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

**3%

None of these assets ****18%**

**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 Giriyapura?

■ Giriyapura · ■ Tarikere rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****79.4%**

**76.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1010**

**994

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1750**

**956

Working population ****52.6%**

**48.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 84.3% for men and 74.3% for women. 61% of men and 44% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 197 (89%) · **■** Farm labourers 7 (3%) · **■** Other work 3 (1%) · **■** Marginal 15 (7%)

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

- Arsikere438 people
- Thippagondanahalli438 people
- Makanahalli436 people
- Nagabovanahalli426 people
- Attigatta410 people
- Heggadehalli407 people
- Ranganathapura397 people
- Siddapura395 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Giriyapura?577599
- How far is Giriyapura from Chikmagalur?84 km by road
- What is the population of Giriyapura?422 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Giriyapura in?Chikmagalur district (Tarikere sub-district), Karnataka
- What is the literacy rate of Giriyapura?79.4% (Census 2011)