# Kerekondapura Village, Molakalmuru, Chitradurga (Karnataka) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/chitradurga/molakalmuru/kerekondapura/ Village · Molakalmuru, Chitradurga # Kerekondapura Kerekondapura is a village in Molakalmuru sub-district of Chitradurga district, Karnataka, PIN code **577540**. The 2011 Census counted **1,639 people in 384 households**, the 28th largest of 78 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 79.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 63.7%. - 1,639people (2011) - 384households - 79.8%literacy - 577540PIN code ## Kerekondapura PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Kerekondapura is 577540.** Kerekondapura falls in Molakalmuru sub-district, Chitradurga district, Karnataka. - PIN code577540 - Gram panchayatRampura - Community development blockMolakalmuru - Census village code605163 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Kerekondapura from nearby towns? - Molakalmuru (sub-district HQ)27 km by road - Chitradurga (district HQ)104 km by road - Molakalmuru (nearest town)27 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 Kerekondapura? 16 services counted by the Census are inside Kerekondapura; 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 · 1 private - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●ITI / vocational schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●State highwayIn 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 · Rampura - ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Rampura - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)6 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 Kerekondapura known for? The main crops are **cotton and jowar**. About 80% of the 475 hectares of village land is sown, and 19 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 Kerekondapura Of every 100 households in Kerekondapura in 2011, 90 had electricity, 58 a toilet at home and 41 cooked with LPG; 70 had a mobile phone, 40 a two-wheeler and 8 a car. ■ Kerekondapura · ■ Molakalmuru rural average Electricity for lighting ****90%** **84% Toilet within the home ****58%** **19% No toilet (open defecation) ****29%** **76% Tap water ****98%** **79% Drinking water within premises ****51%** **17% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****41%** **5% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****52%** **93% Use banking services ****72%** **59% Television ****68%** **40% Mobile phone ****70%** **50% Computer with internet ****12%** **1% Two-wheeler ****40%** **12% Car / jeep / van ****8%** **1% None of these assets ****9%** **26% Own their home ****59%** **88% 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 Kerekondapura? ■ Kerekondapura · ■ Molakalmuru rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****79.8%** **63.7% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****965** **958 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1064** **946 Working population ****42.6%** **52.4% ### Women and men Literacy is 86.5% for men and 72.9% for women. 58% of men and 27% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 113 (16%) · **■** Farm labourers 196 (28%) · **■** Household industry 14 (2%) · **■** Other work 359 (51%) · **■** Marginal 17 (2%) 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 Molakalmuru - Venkatapura1,755 people - Siddaiahnakote1,704 people - Mogalahalli1,691 people - Marammanahalli1,685 people - Yerrenahalli1,540 people - Gowrasamudra1,502 people - Melinakanive1,474 people - Bommalinganahalli1,468 people [All 89 villages in Molakalmuru](https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/chitradurga/molakalmuru/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Kerekondapura?577540 - How far is Kerekondapura from Chitradurga?104 km by road - What is the population of Kerekondapura?1,639 (Census 2011) - Which district is Kerekondapura in?Chitradurga district (Molakalmuru sub-district), Karnataka - What is the literacy rate of Kerekondapura?79.8% (Census 2011)