# Banjigere Village, Challakere, Chitradurga (Karnataka) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/chitradurga/challakere/banjigere/ Village · Challakere, Chitradurga # Banjigere Banjigere is a village in Challakere sub-district of Chitradurga district, Karnataka, PIN code **577543**. The 2011 Census counted **1,770 people in 350 households**, the 69th largest of 182 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 62.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 66.9%. - 1,770people (2011) - 350households - 62.6%literacy - 577543PIN code ## Banjigere PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Banjigere is 577543.** Banjigere falls in Challakere sub-district, Chitradurga district, Karnataka. - PIN code577543 - Gram panchayatByadareddyhalli - Community development blockChallakere - Census village code605291 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Banjigere from nearby towns? - Challakere (sub-district HQ)25 km by road - Chitradurga (district HQ)55 km by road - Challakere (nearest town)25 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 Banjigere? 13 services counted by the Census are inside Banjigere; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Renukapura - ○Degree college10+ km · Challakere - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Challakere - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)10 h summer · 9 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 Banjigere known for? The main crops are **groundnut and ragi**. About 66% of the 906 hectares of village land is sown, and 73 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 Banjigere Of every 100 households in Banjigere in 2011, 85 had electricity, 7 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 49 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Banjigere · ■ Challakere rural average Electricity for lighting ****85%** **78% Toilet within the home ****7%** **14% No toilet (open defecation) ****93%** **84% Tap water ****100%** **68% Drinking water within premises ****41%** **20% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%** **5% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****95%** **94% Use banking services ****50%** **49% Television ****32%** **32% Mobile phone ****49%** **46% Computer with internet ****1%** **1% Two-wheeler ****3%** **10% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****24%** **32% Own their home ****94%** **91% 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 Banjigere? ■ Banjigere · ■ Challakere rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****62.6%** **66.9% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1002** **962 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****750** **936 Working population ****52.4%** **57.0% ### Women and men Literacy is 73.0% for men and 52.5% for women. 55% of men and 50% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 193 (21%) · **■** Farm labourers 333 (36%) · **■** Household industry 5 (1%) · **■** Other work 107 (12%) · **■** Marginal 290 (31%) 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 Challakere - Siddheswaranadurga1,828 people - Gajjaganahalli1,826 people - Byadareddyhalli1,801 people - Katamdevarakote1,794 people - Channammanagathihalli1,756 people - Yadalagatta1,749 people - Bukkambudi1,730 people - Mallasamudra1,727 people [All 195 villages in Challakere](https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/chitradurga/challakere/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Banjigere?577543 - How far is Banjigere from Chitradurga?55 km by road - What is the population of Banjigere?1,770 (Census 2011) - Which district is Banjigere in?Chitradurga district (Challakere sub-district), Karnataka - What is the literacy rate of Banjigere?62.6% (Census 2011)