# Kunikere Village, Hiriyur, Chitradurga (Karnataka) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/chitradurga/hiriyur/kunikere/ Village · Hiriyur, Chitradurga # Kunikere Kunikere is a village in Hiriyur sub-district of Chitradurga district, Karnataka, PIN code **577599**. The 2011 Census counted **3,003 people in 658 households**, the 18th largest of 151 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 69.8%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 71.5%. - 3,003people (2011) - 658households - 69.8%literacy - 577599PIN code ## Kunikere PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Kunikere is 577599.** Kunikere falls in Hiriyur sub-district, Chitradurga district, Karnataka. - PIN code577599 - Gram panchayatKunikere - Community development blockHiriyur - Census village code606132 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Kunikere from nearby towns? - Hiriyur (sub-district HQ)5 km by road - Chitradurga (district HQ)45 km by road - Hiriyur (nearest town)5 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 Kunikere? 12 services counted by the Census are inside Kunikere; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 6 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn 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 - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Vanivilasapura - ○Degree college5–10 km · Hiriyur - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Hiriyur - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Public bus service5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)10 h summer · 9 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 Kunikere known for? The main crops are **ragi and sunflower**. About 38% of the 1,614 hectares of village land is sown, and 89 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 Kunikere Of every 100 households in Kunikere in 2011, 67 had electricity, 9 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 44 had a mobile phone, 11 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Kunikere · ■ Hiriyur rural average Electricity for lighting ****67%** **81% Toilet within the home ****9%** **19% No toilet (open defecation) ****91%** **77% Tap water ****49%** **54% Drinking water within premises ****15%** **17% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **6% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%** **93% Use banking services ****72%** **54% Television ****21%** **35% Mobile phone ****44%** **49% Computer with internet ****1%** **0% Two-wheeler ****11%** **13% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****34%** **29% Own their home ****98%** **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 Kunikere? ■ Kunikere · ■ Hiriyur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****69.8%** **71.5% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****950** **980 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****860** **960 Working population ****46.2%** **54.0% ### Women and men Literacy is 78.0% for men and 61.4% for women. 54% of men and 38% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 390 (28%) · **■** Farm labourers 66 (5%) · **■** Household industry 9 (1%) · **■** Other work 573 (41%) · **■** Marginal 350 (25%) 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 - Alur3,378 people - Khandenahalli3,345 people - Byadarahalli3,279 people - Huvinahole3,144 people - Kodihalli2,895 people - Hemadala2,849 people - Babbur2,765 people - Myakalurahalli2,744 people [All 158 villages in Hiriyur](https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/chitradurga/hiriyur/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Kunikere?577599 - How far is Kunikere from Chitradurga?45 km by road - What is the population of Kunikere?3,003 (Census 2011) - Which district is Kunikere in?Chitradurga district (Hiriyur sub-district), Karnataka - What is the literacy rate of Kunikere?69.8% (Census 2011)