# Karanaghatta Village, Tarikere, Chikmagalur (Karnataka)

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Village · Tarikere, Chikmagalur 

# Karanaghatta

Karanaghatta is a village in Tarikere sub-district of Chikmagalur district, Karnataka, PIN code **577547**. The 2011 Census counted **151 people in 36 households**, the 188th largest of 213 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 87.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 76.1%.

- 151people (2011)
- 36households
- 87.1%literacy
- 577547PIN code

## Karanaghatta PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code577547
- Gram panchayatSokke
- Community development blockTarikere
- Census village code609298

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

## How far is Karanaghatta from nearby towns?

- Tarikere (sub-district HQ)16 km by road
- Chikmagalur (district HQ)65 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 Karanaghatta?

4 services counted by the Census are inside Karanaghatta; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Ajjampura
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Ajjampura
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Tarikere
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, 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 Karanaghatta known for?

The main crops are **indigo plant and horsegram**. About 67% of the 451 hectares of village land is sown, and 49 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 Karanaghatta

Of every 100 households in Karanaghatta in 2011, 98 had electricity, 25 a toilet at home and 42 cooked with LPG; 70 had a mobile phone, 52 a two-wheeler and 10 a car.

■ Karanaghatta · ■ Tarikere rural average

Electricity for lighting ****98%**

**87%

Toilet within the home ****25%**

**47%

No toilet (open defecation) ****75%**

**51%

Tap water ****75%**

**71%

Drinking water within premises ****25%**

**27%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****42%**

**25%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****42%**

**72%

Use banking services ****100%**

**60%

Television ****72%**

**61%

Mobile phone ****70%**

**48%

Computer with internet ****5%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****52%**

**19%

Car / jeep / van ****10%**

**3%

None of these assets ****5%**

**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 Karanaghatta?

■ Karanaghatta · ■ Tarikere rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****87.1%**

**76.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****987**

**994

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****833**

**956

Working population ****31.8%**

**48.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 94.3% for men and 80.0% for women. 58% of men and 5% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 43 (90%) · **■** Farm labourers 1 (2%) · **■** Other work 1 (2%) · **■** Marginal 3 (6%)

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

- Chikkathur156 people
- Yerebylu156 people
- Rangapura154 people
- Sahyadripura152 people
- Soppinahalli147 people
- Sevalal Nagar137 people
- Lakkenahalli135 people
- Kundurkaval120 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Karanaghatta?577547
- How far is Karanaghatta from Chikmagalur?65 km by road
- What is the population of Karanaghatta?151 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Karanaghatta in?Chikmagalur district (Tarikere sub-district), Karnataka
- What is the literacy rate of Karanaghatta?87.1% (Census 2011)