# Kuntinamadu Village, Tarikere, Chikmagalur (Karnataka)

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Village · Tarikere, Chikmagalur 

# Kuntinamadu

Kuntinamadu is a village in Tarikere sub-district of Chikmagalur district, Karnataka, PIN code **577228**. The 2011 Census counted **1,427 people in 308 households**, the 33rd largest of 213 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 90.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 76.1%.

- 1,427people (2011)
- 308households
- 90.2%literacy
- 577228PIN code

## Kuntinamadu PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Kuntinamadu is 577228.** Kuntinamadu falls in Tarikere sub-district, Chikmagalur district, Karnataka.

- PIN code577228
- Gram panchayatNerlekere
- Community development blockTarikere
- Census village code609179

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

## How far is Kuntinamadu from nearby towns?

- Tarikere (sub-district HQ)10 km by road
- Chikmagalur (district HQ)55 km by road
- Tarikere (nearest town)10 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 Kuntinamadu?

17 services counted by the Census are inside Kuntinamadu; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Tarikere
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Tarikere
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Tarikere
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)10 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 Kuntinamadu known for?

The main crops are **arecanut and paddy**. About 28% of the 1,106 hectares of village land is sown, and 104 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 Kuntinamadu

Of every 100 households in Kuntinamadu in 2011, 95 had electricity, 76 a toilet at home and 14 cooked with LPG; 46 had a mobile phone, 33 a two-wheeler and 9 a car.

■ Kuntinamadu · ■ Tarikere rural average

Electricity for lighting ****95%**

**87%

Toilet within the home ****76%**

**47%

No toilet (open defecation) ****24%**

**51%

Tap water ****97%**

**71%

Drinking water within premises ****93%**

**27%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****14%**

**25%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****84%**

**72%

Use banking services ****67%**

**60%

Television ****71%**

**61%

Mobile phone ****46%**

**48%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****33%**

**19%

Car / jeep / van ****9%**

**3%

None of these assets ****14%**

**18%

Own their home ****92%**

**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 Kuntinamadu?

■ Kuntinamadu · ■ Tarikere rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****90.2%**

**76.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1001**

**994

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1561**

**956

Working population ****46.9%**

**48.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 93.2% for men and 87.2% for women. 67% of men and 27% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 285 (43%) · **■** Farm labourers 10 (1%) · **■** Household industry 4 (1%) · **■** Other work 52 (8%) · **■** Marginal 318 (48%)

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

- Kenchikoppa1,443 people
- Channapura1,442 people
- Gowrapura1,441 people
- Halasur1,427 people
- Nagavangala1,424 people
- Beeranahalli1,423 people
- Koratikere1,413 people
- Nagenahalli1,411 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Kuntinamadu?577228
- How far is Kuntinamadu from Chikmagalur?55 km by road
- What is the population of Kuntinamadu?1,427 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kuntinamadu in?Chikmagalur district (Tarikere sub-district), Karnataka
- What is the literacy rate of Kuntinamadu?90.2% (Census 2011)