# Thimmapura Village, Tarikere, Chikmagalur (Karnataka)

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Village · Tarikere, Chikmagalur 

# Thimmapura

Thimmapura is a village in Tarikere sub-district of Chikmagalur district, Karnataka, PIN code **577547**. The 2011 Census counted **536 people in 135 households**, the 121st largest of 213 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 76.1%.

- 536people (2011)
- 135households
- 72.9%literacy
- 577547PIN code

## Thimmapura PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code577547
- Gram panchayatSokke
- Community development blockTarikere
- Census village code609297

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

## How far is Thimmapura from nearby towns?

- Tarikere (sub-district HQ)22 km by road
- Chikmagalur (district HQ)65 km by road
- Tarikere (nearest town)22 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 Thimmapura?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Thimmapura; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●Polling stationIn 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
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 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 Thimmapura known for?

The main crops are **indigo plant and horsegram**. About 71% of the 277 hectares of village land is sown, and 20 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 Thimmapura

Of every 100 households in Thimmapura in 2011, 68 had electricity, 20 a toilet at home and 14 cooked with LPG; 31 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Thimmapura · ■ Tarikere rural average

Electricity for lighting ****68%**

**87%

Toilet within the home ****20%**

**47%

No toilet (open defecation) ****48%**

**51%

Tap water ****98%**

**71%

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

**27%

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

**25%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****86%**

**72%

Use banking services ****43%**

**60%

Television ****44%**

**61%

Mobile phone ****31%**

**48%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****10%**

**19%

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

**3%

None of these assets ****30%**

**18%

Own their home ****96%**

**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 Thimmapura?

■ Thimmapura · ■ Tarikere rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****72.9%**

**76.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****836**

**994

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****652**

**956

Working population ****58.8%**

**48.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 80.3% for men and 64.2% for women. 59% of men and 58% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 147 (47%) · **■** Farm labourers 118 (37%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 14 (4%) · **■** Marginal 35 (11%)

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

- A.Rangapura546 people
- Hanne546 people
- Basavanahalli544 people
- Seethapura543 people
- Jodikodihalli535 people
- Medihalli527 people
- Ganjigere516 people
- Lakshmisagara515 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Thimmapura?577547
- How far is Thimmapura from Chikmagalur?65 km by road
- What is the population of Thimmapura?536 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Thimmapura in?Chikmagalur district (Tarikere sub-district), Karnataka
- What is the literacy rate of Thimmapura?72.9% (Census 2011)