# Khandikere Village, Hiriyur, Chitradurga (Karnataka) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/chitradurga/hiriyur/khandikere/ Village · Hiriyur, Chitradurga # Khandikere Khandikere is a village in Hiriyur sub-district of Chitradurga district, Karnataka, PIN code **577545**. The 2011 Census counted **1,854 people in 399 households**, the 43rd largest of 151 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 69.6%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 71.5%. - 1,854people (2011) - 399households - 69.6%literacy - 577545PIN code ## Khandikere PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Khandikere is 577545.** Khandikere falls in Hiriyur sub-district, Chitradurga district, Karnataka. - PIN code577545 - Gram panchayatYaraballi - Community development blockHiriyur - Census village code606056 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Khandikere from nearby towns? - Hiriyur (sub-district HQ)16 km by road - Chitradurga (district HQ)38 km by road - Hiriyur (nearest town)16 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 Khandikere? 12 services counted by the Census are inside Khandikere; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 - ●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 - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Yaraballi - ○Degree college10+ km · Hiriyur - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Hiriyur - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public libraryunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)10 h summer · 13 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 Khandikere known for? The main crops are **ragi and sunflower**. About 83% of the 1,506 hectares of village land is sown, and 183 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 Khandikere Of every 100 households in Khandikere in 2011, 90 had electricity, 25 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 56 had a mobile phone, 14 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Khandikere · ■ Hiriyur rural average Electricity for lighting ****90%** **81% Toilet within the home ****25%** **19% No toilet (open defecation) ****75%** **77% Tap water ****2%** **54% Drinking water within premises ****17%** **17% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%** **6% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%** **93% Use banking services ****84%** **54% Television ****41%** **35% Mobile phone ****56%** **49% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****14%** **13% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****20%** **29% Own their home ****96%** **93% 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 Khandikere? ■ Khandikere · ■ Hiriyur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****69.6%** **71.5% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****958** **980 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****802** **960 Working population ****50.1%** **54.0% ### Women and men Literacy is 79.7% for men and 59.4% for women. 58% of men and 42% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 282 (30%) · **■** Farm labourers 296 (32%) · **■** Household industry 3 (0%) · **■** Other work 104 (11%) · **■** Marginal 243 (26%) 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 Hiriyur - Madakarinaikana Kote1,982 people - Metikurke1,976 people - Beerenahalli1,941 people - Kurubarahalli1,924 people - Eswaragere1,799 people - Aimangala1,766 people - Ikkanur1,730 people - Sakkara1,699 people [All 158 villages in Hiriyur](https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/chitradurga/hiriyur/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Khandikere?577545 - How far is Khandikere from Chitradurga?38 km by road - What is the population of Khandikere?1,854 (Census 2011) - Which district is Khandikere in?Chitradurga district (Hiriyur sub-district), Karnataka - What is the literacy rate of Khandikere?69.6% (Census 2011)