# Medikere Village, Channagiri, Davanagere (Karnataka)

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Village · Channagiri, Davanagere 

# Medikere

Medikere is a village in Channagiri sub-district of Davanagere district, Karnataka, PIN code **577552**. The 2011 Census counted **2,201 people in 488 households**, the 31st largest of 202 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 62.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 71.2%.

- 2,201people (2011)
- 488households
- 62.6%literacy
- 577552PIN code

## Medikere PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Medikere is 577552.** Medikere falls in Channagiri sub-district, Davanagere district, Karnataka.

- PIN code577552
- Gram panchayatMedikere
- Community development blockChannagiri
- Census village code606953

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Medikere from nearby towns?

- Channagiri (sub-district HQ)27 km by road
- Davanagere (district HQ)40 km by road
- Channagiri (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 Medikere?

20 services counted by the Census are inside Medikere; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1
- ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn 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
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Public libraryIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Santhebennur
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Santebennur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Channagiri
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 6 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 Medikere known for?

The main crops are **paddy and arecanut**. About 76% of the 742 hectares of village land is sown, and 172 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 Medikere

Of every 100 households in Medikere in 2011, 90 had electricity, 24 a toilet at home and 7 cooked with LPG; 64 had a mobile phone, 16 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Medikere · ■ Channagiri rural average

Electricity for lighting ****90%**

**90%

Toilet within the home ****24%**

**41%

No toilet (open defecation) ****76%**

**58%

Tap water ****63%**

**70%

Drinking water within premises ****18%**

**24%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****7%**

**15%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****92%**

**82%

Use banking services ****46%**

**45%

Television ****64%**

**60%

Mobile phone ****64%**

**59%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****16%**

**19%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**4%

None of these assets ****15%**

**17%

Own their home ****97%**

**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 Medikere?

■ Medikere · ■ Channagiri rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****62.6%**

**71.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****999**

**979

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****912**

**947

Working population ****43.8%**

**46.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 72.6% for men and 52.7% for women. 61% of men and 27% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 226 (23%) · **■** Farm labourers 539 (56%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 63 (7%) · **■** Marginal 134 (14%)

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

- Kabbala2,444 people
- Agarabannihatti2,409 people
- Ajjihalli2,386 people
- Kanivebilchi2,355 people
- Kakanur2,143 people
- Goppenahalli2,137 people
- Yalodahalli2,120 people
- Maravanji2,050 people

[All 249 villages in Channagiri](https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/davanagere/channagiri/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Medikere?577552
- How far is Medikere from Davanagere?40 km by road
- What is the population of Medikere?2,201 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Medikere in?Davanagere district (Channagiri sub-district), Karnataka
- What is the literacy rate of Medikere?62.6% (Census 2011)