# Devara Marikunte Village, Challakere, Chitradurga (Karnataka) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/chitradurga/challakere/devara-marikunte/ Village · Challakere, Chitradurga # Devara Marikunte Devara Marikunte is a village in Challakere sub-district of Chitradurga district, Karnataka, PIN code **577538**. The 2011 Census counted **2,050 people in 446 households**, the 50th largest of 182 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 70.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 66.9%. - 2,050people (2011) - 446households - 70.3%literacy - 577538PIN code ## Devara Marikunte PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Devara Marikunte is 577538.** Devara Marikunte falls in Challakere sub-district, Chitradurga district, Karnataka. - PIN code577538 - Gram panchayatDevaramarikunte - Community development blockChallakere - Census village code605359 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Devara Marikunte from nearby towns? - Challakere (sub-district HQ)18 km by road - Chitradurga (district HQ)48 km by road - Challakere (nearest town)18 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 Devara Marikunte? 15 services counted by the Census are inside Devara Marikunte; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Challakere - ○Degree college10+ km · Challakere - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Challakere - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated 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 Devara Marikunte known for? The main crops are **groundnut and sunflower**. About 86% of the 2,272 hectares of village land is sown, and 38 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 Devara Marikunte Of every 100 households in Devara Marikunte in 2011, 88 had electricity, 17 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 53 had a mobile phone, 11 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Devara Marikunte · ■ Challakere rural average Electricity for lighting ****88%** **78% Toilet within the home ****17%** **14% No toilet (open defecation) ****82%** **84% Tap water ****2%** **68% Drinking water within premises ****17%** **20% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%** **5% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****94%** **94% Use banking services ****84%** **49% Television ****37%** **32% Mobile phone ****53%** **46% Computer with internet ****1%** **1% Two-wheeler ****11%** **10% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****20%** **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 Devara Marikunte? ■ Devara Marikunte · ■ Challakere rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****70.3%** **66.9% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****985** **962 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****711** **936 Working population ****60.7%** **57.0% ### Women and men Literacy is 78.7% for men and 62.1% for women. 63% of men and 58% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 383 (31%) · **■** Farm labourers 734 (59%) · **■** Household industry 3 (0%) · **■** Other work 28 (2%) · **■** Marginal 97 (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 - Reddihalli2,093 people - Karikere2,087 people - Devarahalli2,067 people - Somaguddu2,054 people - Hotteppanahalli2,046 people - Bandethimmalapura2,015 people - Suranahalli1,984 people - Rangavvanahalli1,970 people [All 195 villages in Challakere](https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/chitradurga/challakere/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Devara Marikunte?577538 - How far is Devara Marikunte from Chitradurga?48 km by road - What is the population of Devara Marikunte?2,050 (Census 2011) - Which district is Devara Marikunte in?Chitradurga district (Challakere sub-district), Karnataka - What is the literacy rate of Devara Marikunte?70.3% (Census 2011)