# Nerlekere Village, Tarikere, Chikmagalur (Karnataka) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/chikmagalur/tarikere/nerlekere/ Village · Tarikere, Chikmagalur # Nerlekere Nerlekere is a village in Tarikere sub-district of Chikmagalur district, Karnataka, PIN code **577228**. The 2011 Census counted **1,819 people in 450 households**, the 18th largest of 213 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 80.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 76.1%. - 1,819people (2011) - 450households - 80.9%literacy - 577228PIN code ## Nerlekere PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Nerlekere is 577228.** Nerlekere falls in Tarikere sub-district, Chikmagalur district, Karnataka. - PIN code577228 - Gram panchayatNerlekere - Community development blockTarikere - Census village code609189 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Nerlekere from nearby towns? - Tarikere (sub-district HQ)12 km by road - Chikmagalur (district HQ)68 km by road - Tarikere (nearest town)12 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 Nerlekere? 27 services counted by the Census are inside Nerlekere; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●TB clinicIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●ATMIn village - ●Commercial bankIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Mandi / regular marketIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Tarikere - ○Degree college10+ km · Tatikere - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Tarikere - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)6 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 Nerlekere known for? The main crops are **arecanut and ragi**. Products made here include bamboo products. About 86% of the 540 hectares of village land is sown, and 89 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 Nerlekere Of every 100 households in Nerlekere in 2011, 94 had electricity, 72 a toilet at home and 40 cooked with LPG; 40 had a mobile phone, 30 a two-wheeler and 6 a car. ■ Nerlekere · ■ Tarikere rural average Electricity for lighting ****94%** **87% Toilet within the home ****72%** **47% No toilet (open defecation) ****28%** **51% Tap water ****71%** **71% Drinking water within premises ****20%** **27% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****40%** **25% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****53%** **72% Use banking services ****84%** **60% Television ****73%** **61% Mobile phone ****40%** **48% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****30%** **19% Car / jeep / van ****6%** **3% None of these assets ****16%** **18% Own their home ****95%** **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 Nerlekere? ■ Nerlekere · ■ Tarikere rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****80.9%** **76.1% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1001** **994 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000** **956 Working population ****40.1%** **48.6% ### Women and men Literacy is 85.9% for men and 76.0% for women. 63% of men and 18% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 283 (39%) · **■** Farm labourers 71 (10%) · **■** Household industry 29 (4%) · **■** Other work 81 (11%) · **■** Marginal 266 (36%) 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 - Gopala2,241 people - Duglapura2,208 people - Doranalu2,202 people - Kamanadurga2,062 people - Tadaga1,788 people - Baggavalli1,762 people - Bettadahalli1,657 people - Hadikere1,606 people [All 249 villages in Tarikere](https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/chikmagalur/tarikere/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Nerlekere?577228 - How far is Nerlekere from Chikmagalur?68 km by road - What is the population of Nerlekere?1,819 (Census 2011) - Which district is Nerlekere in?Chikmagalur district (Tarikere sub-district), Karnataka - What is the literacy rate of Nerlekere?80.9% (Census 2011)