# Sokke Village, Tarikere, Chikmagalur (Karnataka) – PIN Code

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Village · Tarikere, Chikmagalur 

# Sokke

Sokke is a village in Tarikere sub-district of Chikmagalur district, Karnataka, PIN code **577547**. The 2011 Census counted **1,156 people in 289 households**, the 43rd largest of 213 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 84.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 76.1%.

- 1,156people (2011)
- 289households
- 84.4%literacy
- 577547PIN code

## Sokke PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code577547
- Gram panchayatSokke
- Community development blockTarikere
- Census village code609299

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

## How far is Sokke from nearby towns?

- Tarikere (sub-district HQ)20 km by road
- Chikmagalur (district HQ)65 km by road
- Tarikere (nearest town)20 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 Sokke?

21 services counted by the Census are inside Sokke; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1
- ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●State highwayIn 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
- ●Public libraryIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Degree college5–10 km · Acchapura
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Tarikere
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)10 h summer · 11 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 Sokke known for?

The main crops are **onion and arecanut**. About 87% of the 427 hectares of village land is sown, and 80 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 Sokke

Of every 100 households in Sokke in 2011, 88 had electricity, 57 a toilet at home and 21 cooked with LPG; 48 had a mobile phone, 22 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Sokke · ■ Tarikere rural average

Electricity for lighting ****88%**

**87%

Toilet within the home ****57%**

**47%

No toilet (open defecation) ****43%**

**51%

Tap water ****74%**

**71%

Drinking water within premises ****2%**

**27%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****21%**

**25%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****79%**

**72%

Use banking services ****57%**

**60%

Television ****67%**

**61%

Mobile phone ****48%**

**48%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****22%**

**19%

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

**3%

None of these assets ****15%**

**18%

Own their home ****97%**

**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 Sokke?

■ Sokke · ■ Tarikere rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****84.4%**

**76.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1007**

**994

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****905**

**956

Working population ****55.8%**

**48.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 90.3% for men and 78.6% for women. 66% of men and 46% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 224 (35%) · **■** Farm labourers 102 (16%) · **■** Household industry 6 (1%) · **■** Other work 56 (9%) · **■** Marginal 257 (40%)

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

- Nandipura1,373 people
- Naranapura1,323 people
- Siddaramapura1,288 people
- Gonagilakatte1,228 people
- Bargenahalli1,142 people
- Mallenahalli1,137 people
- Dandoor1,121 people
- Tyagadabagi1,110 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Sokke?577547
- How far is Sokke from Chikmagalur?65 km by road
- What is the population of Sokke?1,156 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sokke in?Chikmagalur district (Tarikere sub-district), Karnataka
- What is the literacy rate of Sokke?84.4% (Census 2011)