# Metikere Village, Channarayapatna, Hassan (Karnataka) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/hassan/channarayapatna/metikere/ Village · Channarayapatna, Hassan # Metikere Metikere is a village in Channarayapatna sub-district of Hassan district, Karnataka, PIN code **573220**. The 2011 Census counted **320 people in 89 households**, the 280th largest of 375 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 74.3%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 73.4%. - 320people (2011) - 89households - 74.3%literacy - 573220PIN code ## Metikere PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Metikere is 573220.** Metikere falls in Channarayapatna sub-district, Hassan district, Karnataka. - PIN code573220 - Gram panchayatJinnenahalli - Community development blockChannarayapatna - Census village code617335 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Metikere from nearby towns? - Channarayapatna (sub-district HQ)24 km by road - Hassan (district HQ)53 km by road - Channarayapatna (nearest town)24 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 Metikere? 6 services counted by the Census are inside Metikere; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Hirisave - ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Hirisave - ○ITI / vocational schoolunder 5 km · Hirisave - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km - ○Public libraryunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)2 h summer · 4 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 Metikere known for? The main crops are **sugar cane and potato**. About 62% of the 230 hectares of village land is sown, and 40 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 Metikere Of every 100 households in Metikere in 2011, 97 had electricity, 47 a toilet at home and 27 cooked with LPG; 62 had a mobile phone, 28 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Metikere · ■ Channarayapatna rural average Electricity for lighting ****97%** **91% Toilet within the home ****47%** **16% No toilet (open defecation) ****53%** **83% Tap water ****84%** **56% Drinking water within premises ****14%** **18% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****27%** **7% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****73%** **92% Use banking services ****97%** **79% Television ****80%** **59% Mobile phone ****62%** **56% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****28%** **21% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **2% None of these assets ****5%** **15% Own their home ****96%** **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 Metikere? ■ Metikere · ■ Channarayapatna rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****74.3%** **73.4% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1000** **1027 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****647** **962 Working population ****64.7%** **54.8% ### Women and men Literacy is 89.5% for men and 59.7% for women. 68% of men and 61% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 68 (33%) · **■** Farm labourers 3 (1%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 2 (1%) · **■** Marginal 133 (64%) 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 - Thimmalapura324 people - Chowvenahalli323 people - Kavalhosur323 people - Hoovinahalli322 people - Vaddarahalli316 people - Anthanahalli311 people - Chikkonahalli310 people - Mandaleekanahalli310 people [All 384 villages in Channarayapatna](https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/hassan/channarayapatna/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Metikere?573220 - How far is Metikere from Hassan?53 km by road - What is the population of Metikere?320 (Census 2011) - Which district is Metikere in?Hassan district (Channarayapatna sub-district), Karnataka - What is the literacy rate of Metikere?74.3% (Census 2011)