# Karikere Village, Challakere, Chitradurga (Karnataka) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/chitradurga/challakere/karikere/ Village · Challakere, Chitradurga # Karikere Karikere is a village in Challakere sub-district of Chitradurga district, Karnataka, PIN code **577522**. The 2011 Census counted **2,087 people in 398 households**, the 47th largest of 182 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 70.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 66.9%. - 2,087people (2011) - 398households - 70.2%literacy - 577522PIN code ## Karikere PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Karikere is 577522.** Karikere falls in Challakere sub-district, Chitradurga district, Karnataka. - PIN code577522 - Gram panchayatMeerasabihalli - Community development blockChallakere - Census village code605333 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Karikere from nearby towns? - Challakere (sub-district HQ)17 km by road - Chitradurga (district HQ)47 km by road - Challakere (nearest town)17 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 Karikere? 14 services counted by the Census are inside Karikere; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●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 - ●Community centreIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Meerasabihalli - ○Degree college10+ km · Challakere - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Challakere - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public libraryunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)10 h summer · 10 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 Karikere known for? The main crops are **groundnut and sunflower**. About 89% of the 829 hectares of village land is sown, and 237 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 Karikere Of every 100 households in Karikere in 2011, 88 had electricity, 30 a toilet at home and 6 cooked with LPG; 62 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Karikere · ■ Challakere rural average Electricity for lighting ****88%** **78% Toilet within the home ****30%** **14% No toilet (open defecation) ****69%** **84% Tap water ****95%** **68% Drinking water within premises ****37%** **20% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****6%** **5% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****91%** **94% Use banking services ****88%** **49% Television ****34%** **32% Mobile phone ****62%** **46% Computer with internet ****1%** **1% Two-wheeler ****12%** **10% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **1% None of these assets ****16%** **32% Own their home ****90%** **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 Karikere? ■ Karikere · ■ Challakere rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****70.2%** **66.9% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****984** **962 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****861** **936 Working population ****59.8%** **57.0% ### Women and men Literacy is 80.4% for men and 60.0% for women. 64% of men and 55% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 317 (25%) · **■** Farm labourers 527 (42%) · **■** Household industry 62 (5%) · **■** Other work 152 (12%) · **■** Marginal 190 (15%) 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 - Ramajogihalli2,135 people - Obanahalli2,123 people - Manamainahatti2,113 people - Reddihalli2,093 people - Devarahalli2,067 people - Somaguddu2,054 people - Devara Marikunte2,050 people - Hotteppanahalli2,046 people [All 195 villages in Challakere](https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/chitradurga/challakere/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Karikere?577522 - How far is Karikere from Chitradurga?47 km by road - What is the population of Karikere?2,087 (Census 2011) - Which district is Karikere in?Chitradurga district (Challakere sub-district), Karnataka - What is the literacy rate of Karikere?70.2% (Census 2011)