# Karkuchi Village, Tarikere, Chikmagalur (Karnataka) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/chikmagalur/tarikere/karkuchi/ Village · Tarikere, Chikmagalur # Karkuchi Karkuchi is a village in Tarikere sub-district of Chikmagalur district, Karnataka, PIN code **577144**. The 2011 Census counted **4,336 people in 1,027 households**, the 5th largest of 213 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 70.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 76.1%. - 4,336people (2011) - 1,027households - 70.5%literacy - 577144PIN code ## Karkuchi PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Karkuchi is 577144.** Karkuchi falls in Tarikere sub-district, Chikmagalur district, Karnataka. - PIN code577144 - Gram panchayatKarkuchi - Community development blockTarikere - Census village code609105 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Karkuchi from nearby towns? - Tarikere (sub-district HQ)23 km by road - Chikmagalur (district HQ)77 km by road - Tarikere (nearest town)23 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 Karkuchi? 24 services counted by the Census are inside Karkuchi; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 6 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 2 doctors - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 2 doctors - ●TB clinicIn village · 1 · 2 doctors - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Mandi / regular marketIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · B.Kanabur - ○Degree college10+ km · Tarikere - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Tarikere - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river - Electricity (2011)20 h summer · 20 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 Karkuchi known for? The main crops are **sugar cane and paddy**. Products made here include sugarcane, carpentry and plate. About 59% of the 1,043 hectares of village land is sown, and 301 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 Karkuchi Of every 100 households in Karkuchi in 2011, 80 had electricity, 51 a toilet at home and 25 cooked with LPG; 60 had a mobile phone, 21 a two-wheeler and 4 a car. ■ Karkuchi · ■ Tarikere rural average Electricity for lighting ****80%** **87% Toilet within the home ****51%** **47% No toilet (open defecation) ****49%** **51% Tap water ****78%** **71% Drinking water within premises ****18%** **27% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****25%** **25% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****69%** **72% Use banking services ****70%** **60% Television ****52%** **61% Mobile phone ****60%** **48% Computer with internet ****1%** **1% Two-wheeler ****21%** **19% Car / jeep / van ****4%** **3% None of these assets ****18%** **18% Own their home ****93%** **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 Karkuchi? ■ Karkuchi · ■ Tarikere rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****70.5%** **76.1% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1047** **994 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1088** **956 Working population ****49.8%** **48.6% ### Women and men Literacy is 77.3% for men and 63.9% for women. 65% of men and 36% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 600 (28%) · **■** Farm labourers 978 (45%) · **■** Household industry 22 (1%) · **■** Other work 189 (9%) · **■** Marginal 371 (17%) 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 - Ajjampura11,372 people - Lingadahalli5,853 people - Lakkavalli5,214 people - Shivane4,629 people - Bhavikere3,893 people - Malalichannenahalli3,745 people - Mudugodu3,621 people - Bukkambudi2,996 people [All 249 villages in Tarikere](https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/chikmagalur/tarikere/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Karkuchi?577144 - How far is Karkuchi from Chikmagalur?77 km by road - What is the population of Karkuchi?4,336 (Census 2011) - Which district is Karkuchi in?Chikmagalur district (Tarikere sub-district), Karnataka - What is the literacy rate of Karkuchi?70.5% (Census 2011)