# Sanikere Village, Challakere, Chitradurga (Karnataka) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/chitradurga/challakere/sanikere/ Village · Challakere, Chitradurga # Sanikere Sanikere is a village in Challakere sub-district of Chitradurga district, Karnataka, PIN code **577522**. The 2011 Census counted **2,677 people in 598 households**, the 22nd largest of 182 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 70.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 66.9%. - 2,677people (2011) - 598households - 70.3%literacy - 577522PIN code ## Sanikere PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Sanikere is 577522.** Sanikere falls in Challakere sub-district, Chitradurga district, Karnataka. - PIN code577522 - Gram panchayatSanikere - Community development blockChallakere - Census village code605365 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Sanikere from nearby towns? - Challakere (sub-district HQ)15 km by road - Chitradurga (district HQ)32 km by road - Challakere (nearest town)15 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 Sanikere? 25 services counted by the Census are inside Sanikere; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●TB clinicIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Commercial bankIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn 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 school10+ km · Challakere - ○Degree college10+ km · Challakere - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Challakere - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ 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 Sanikere known for? The main crops are **groundnut and onion**. About 61% of the 2,437 hectares of village land is sown, and 190 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 Sanikere Of every 100 households in Sanikere in 2011, 89 had electricity, 14 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 47 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Sanikere · ■ Challakere rural average Electricity for lighting ****89%** **78% Toilet within the home ****14%** **14% No toilet (open defecation) ****86%** **84% Tap water ****92%** **68% Drinking water within premises ****20%** **20% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%** **5% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%** **94% Use banking services ****63%** **49% Television ****35%** **32% Mobile phone ****47%** **46% Computer with internet ****2%** **1% Two-wheeler ****12%** **10% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****34%** **32% Own their home ****89%** **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 Sanikere? ■ Sanikere · ■ Challakere rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****70.3%** **66.9% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****951** **962 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****806** **936 Working population ****61.2%** **57.0% ### Women and men Literacy is 75.9% for men and 64.5% for women. 63% of men and 59% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 736 (45%) · **■** Farm labourers 482 (29%) · **■** Household industry 10 (1%) · **■** Other work 128 (8%) · **■** Marginal 281 (17%) 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 - Hulikunte2,857 people - Belagere2,769 people - Veeradimmanahalli2,757 people - Chowluru2,699 people - Gowrasamudra2,674 people - Budnahatti2,577 people - Duggavara2,537 people - Jogihatti2,501 people [All 195 villages in Challakere](https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/chitradurga/challakere/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Sanikere?577522 - How far is Sanikere from Chitradurga?32 km by road - What is the population of Sanikere?2,677 (Census 2011) - Which district is Sanikere in?Chitradurga district (Challakere sub-district), Karnataka - What is the literacy rate of Sanikere?70.3% (Census 2011)