# Chikkamadhure Village, Challakere, Chitradurga (Karnataka) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/chitradurga/challakere/chikkamadhure/ Village · Challakere, Chitradurga # Chikkamadhure Chikkamadhure is a village in Challakere sub-district of Chitradurga district, Karnataka, PIN code **577522**. The 2011 Census counted **890 people in 192 households**, the 127th largest of 182 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 69.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 66.9%. - 890people (2011) - 192households - 69.9%literacy - 577522PIN code ## Chikkamadhure PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Chikkamadhure is 577522.** Chikkamadhure falls in Challakere sub-district, Chitradurga district, Karnataka. - PIN code577522 - Gram panchayatSomaguddu - Community development blockChallakere - Census village code605348 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Chikkamadhure from nearby towns? - Challakere (sub-district HQ)12 km by road - Chitradurga (district HQ)40 km by road - Challakere (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 Chikkamadhure? 11 services counted by the Census are inside Chikkamadhure; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●DispensaryIn village · 1 - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Challakere - ○Degree college10+ km · Challakere - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Challakere - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)8 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 Chikkamadhure known for? The main crops are **groundnut and maize**. About 60% of the 1,078 hectares of village land is sown, and 158 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 Chikkamadhure Of every 100 households in Chikkamadhure in 2011, 90 had electricity, 19 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 56 had a mobile phone, 14 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Chikkamadhure · ■ Challakere rural average Electricity for lighting ****90%** **78% Toilet within the home ****19%** **14% No toilet (open defecation) ****81%** **84% Tap water ****98%** **68% Drinking water within premises ****46%** **20% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%** **5% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****94%** **94% Use banking services ****31%** **49% Television ****29%** **32% Mobile phone ****56%** **46% Computer with internet ****3%** **1% Two-wheeler ****14%** **10% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **1% None of these assets ****24%** **32% Own their home ****88%** **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 Chikkamadhure? ■ Chikkamadhure · ■ Challakere rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****69.9%** **66.9% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1018** **962 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****864** **936 Working population ****56.6%** **57.0% ### Women and men Literacy is 79.6% for men and 60.6% for women. 59% of men and 55% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 161 (32%) · **■** Farm labourers 279 (55%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 25 (5%) · **■** Marginal 38 (8%) 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 - Kalamarahalli939 people - Purlahalli939 people - Jambaiahnahalli919 people - Bomberahalli908 people - Thimmannanahalli866 people - Nandanahalli861 people - Khudapura836 people - Donehalli826 people [All 195 villages in Challakere](https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/chitradurga/challakere/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Chikkamadhure?577522 - How far is Chikkamadhure from Chitradurga?40 km by road - What is the population of Chikkamadhure?890 (Census 2011) - Which district is Chikkamadhure in?Chitradurga district (Challakere sub-district), Karnataka - What is the literacy rate of Chikkamadhure?69.9% (Census 2011)