Village · Challakere, Chitradurga # Kereyagalahalli Kereyagalahalli is a village in Challakere sub-district of Chitradurga district, Karnataka, PIN code 577543. The 2011 Census counted 1,497 people in 307 households, the 89th largest of 182 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 66.9%. - 1,497 people (2011) - 307 households - 72.0% literacy - 577543 PIN code ## Kereyagalahalli PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Kereyagalahalli is 577543. Kereyagalahalli falls in Challakere sub-district, Chitradurga district, Karnataka. - PIN code 577543 - Gram panchayat Mannekote - Community development block Challakere - Census village code 605257 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Kereyagalahalli from nearby towns? - Challakere (sub-district HQ) 20 km by road - Chitradurga (district HQ) 50 km by road - Challakere (nearest town) 20 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Kereyagalahalli? 10 services counted by the Census are inside Kereyagalahalli; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Primary school In village · 1 govt - ● Middle school In village · 1 govt - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Public bus service In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Ration (PDS) shop In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Community centre In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school 5–10 km · Thalaku - ○ Degree college 5–10 km · Nayakanahatti - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Challakere - ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km - ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km - ○ Dispensary 10+ km - ○ Post office 5–10 km - ○ Railway station 5–10 km - ○ ATM 10+ km - ○ Commercial bank 10+ km - ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km - ○ Public library 5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking water untreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011) 3 h summer · 3 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Kereyagalahalli known for? The main crops are groundnut and ragi. About 63% of the 761 hectares of village land is sown, and 55 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Kereyagalahalli Of every 100 households in Kereyagalahalli in 2011, 78 had electricity, 24 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 54 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Kereyagalahalli · ■ Challakere rural average - Electricity for lighting 78% 78% - Toilet within the home 24% 14% - No toilet (open defecation) 76% 84% - Tap water 88% 68% - Drinking water within premises 17% 20% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 3% 5% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 93% 94% - Use banking services 76% 49% - Television 30% 32% - Mobile phone 54% 46% - Computer with internet 3% 1% - Two-wheeler 12% 10% - Car / jeep / van 1% 1% - None of these assets 25% 32% - Own their home 92% 91% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Kereyagalahalli? ■ Kereyagalahalli · ■ Challakere rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 72.0% 66.9% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 949 962 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 916 936 - Working population 58.1% 57.0% ### Women and men Literacy is 82.8% for men and 60.6% for women. 63% of men and 53% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 218 (25%) · ■ Farm labourers 484 (56%) · ■ Household industry 2 (0%) · ■ Other work 96 (11%) · ■ Marginal 70 (8%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Challakere - Guntakolammanahalli 1,531 people - Kaparahalli 1,531 people - Torekolammanahalli 1,511 people - Heggere 1,497 people - Ganjigunte 1,476 people - Matasamudra 1,459 people - Haravigondanahalli 1,454 people - Gorlathu 1,453 people All 195 villages in Challakere ## Other places named Kereyagalahalli - Kereyagalahalli · Village, Davanagere, Davanagere · 1,511 people - Kereyagalahalli · Village, Holalkere, Chitradurga · 880 people - Kereyagalahalli · Village, Koratagere, Tumkur · 679 people ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Kereyagalahalli? 577543 - How far is Kereyagalahalli from Chitradurga? 50 km by road - What is the population of Kereyagalahalli? 1,497 (Census 2011) - Which district is Kereyagalahalli in? Chitradurga district (Challakere sub-district), Karnataka - What is the literacy rate of Kereyagalahalli? 72.0% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/chitradurga/challakere/kereyagalahalli/ · Updated 2026-11-03 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.