# Karekatte Village, Channagiri, Davanagere (Karnataka) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/davanagere/channagiri/karekatte/ Village · Channagiri, Davanagere # Karekatte Karekatte is a village in Channagiri sub-district of Davanagere district, Karnataka, PIN code **577544**. The 2011 Census counted **4,572 people in 928 households**, the 7th largest of 202 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 59.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 71.2%. - 4,572people (2011) - 928households - 59.6%literacy - 577544PIN code ## Karekatte PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Karekatte is 577544.** Karekatte falls in Channagiri sub-district, Davanagere district, Karnataka. - PIN code577544 - Gram panchayatKarekatte - Community development blockChannagiri - Census village code606977 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Karekatte from nearby towns? - Channagiri (sub-district HQ)23 km by road - Davanagere (district HQ)32 km by road - Channagiri (nearest town)23 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 Karekatte? 21 services counted by the Census are inside Karekatte; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 3 govt · 1 private - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●TB clinicIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Thyavanige - ○Degree college10+ km · Channagiri - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Channagiri - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river - Electricity (2011)15 h summer · 20 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 Karekatte known for? The main crops are **maize and arecanut**. About 79% of the 564 hectares of village land is sown, and 439 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 Karekatte Of every 100 households in Karekatte in 2011, 90 had electricity, 38 a toilet at home and 5 cooked with LPG; 55 had a mobile phone, 21 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Karekatte · ■ Channagiri rural average Electricity for lighting ****90%** **90% Toilet within the home ****38%** **41% No toilet (open defecation) ****59%** **58% Tap water ****78%** **70% Drinking water within premises ****39%** **24% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****5%** **15% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****92%** **82% Use banking services ****22%** **45% Television ****53%** **60% Mobile phone ****55%** **59% Computer with internet ****1%** **1% Two-wheeler ****21%** **19% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **4% None of these assets ****14%** **17% Own their home ****95%** **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 Karekatte? ■ Karekatte · ■ Channagiri rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****59.6%** **71.2% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****961** **979 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****879** **947 Working population ****40.1%** **46.7% ### Women and men Literacy is 64.0% for men and 55.2% for women. 56% of men and 23% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 688 (38%) · **■** Farm labourers 586 (32%) · **■** Household industry 14 (1%) · **■** Other work 422 (23%) · **■** Marginal 124 (7%) 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 Channagiri - Kerebilachi9,754 people - Thyavanige5,591 people - Chiradoni4,953 people - Devarahalli4,759 people - Daginakatte4,307 people - Hosakere4,283 people - Kathalgere4,109 people - Hodigere3,936 people [All 249 villages in Channagiri](https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/davanagere/channagiri/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Karekatte?577544 - How far is Karekatte from Davanagere?32 km by road - What is the population of Karekatte?4,572 (Census 2011) - Which district is Karekatte in?Davanagere district (Channagiri sub-district), Karnataka - What is the literacy rate of Karekatte?59.6% (Census 2011)