# Karekere Village, Channarayapatna, Hassan (Karnataka)

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Village · Channarayapatna, Hassan 

# Karekere

Karekere is a village in Channarayapatna sub-district of Hassan district, Karnataka, PIN code **573131**. The 2011 Census counted **381 people in 95 households**, the 244th largest of 375 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 68.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 73.4%.

- 381people (2011)
- 95households
- 68.4%literacy
- 573131PIN code

## Karekere PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Karekere is 573131.** Karekere falls in Channarayapatna sub-district, Hassan district, Karnataka.

- PIN code573131
- Gram panchayatJambur
- Community development blockChannarayapatna
- Census village code617266

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

## How far is Karekere from nearby towns?

- Channarayapatna (sub-district HQ)21 km by road
- Hassan (district HQ)59 km by road
- Channarayapatna (nearest town)21 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 Karekere?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Karekere; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Nuggehalli
- ○Degree college10+ km · Channarayapatna
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Channarayapatna
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)9 h summer · 10 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 Karekere known for?

The main crops are **coconuts and jowar**. About 85% of the 55 hectares of village land is sown, and 14 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 Karekere

Of every 100 households in Karekere in 2011, 87 had electricity, 5 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 60 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Karekere · ■ Channarayapatna rural average

Electricity for lighting ****87%**

**91%

Toilet within the home ****5%**

**16%

No toilet (open defecation) ****95%**

**83%

Tap water ****16%**

**56%

Drinking water within premises ****2%**

**18%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**7%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**92%

Use banking services ****92%**

**79%

Television ****60%**

**59%

Mobile phone ****60%**

**56%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**21%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**2%

None of these assets ****38%**

**15%

Own their home ****95%**

**95%

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 Karekere?

■ Karekere · ■ Channarayapatna rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****68.4%**

**73.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****995**

**1027

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000**

**962

Working population ****39.6%**

**54.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 78.4% for men and 58.3% for women. 69% of men and 11% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 116 (77%) · **■** Farm labourers 11 (7%) · **■** Other work 13 (9%) · **■** Marginal 11 (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 Channarayapatna

- Tagadur393 people
- Shivapura391 people
- Kerechikenahalli389 people
- Lakkihalli383 people
- Bommenahalli377 people
- Kamaravalli377 people
- Rampura377 people
- Jattenahalli374 people

[All 384 villages in Channarayapatna](https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/hassan/channarayapatna/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Karekere?573131
- How far is Karekere from Hassan?59 km by road
- What is the population of Karekere?381 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Karekere in?Hassan district (Channarayapatna sub-district), Karnataka
- What is the literacy rate of Karekere?68.4% (Census 2011)