# Chikkerur Village, Hirekerur, Haveri (Karnataka) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/haveri/hirekerur/chikkerur/ Village · Hirekerur, Haveri # Chikkerur Chikkerur is a village in Hirekerur sub-district of Haveri district, Karnataka, PIN code **581111**. The 2011 Census counted **7,590 people in 1,518 households**, the 3rd largest of 126 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 84.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 80.7%. - 7,590people (2011) - 1,518households - 84.5%literacy - 581111PIN code ## Chikkerur PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Chikkerur is 581111.** Chikkerur falls in Hirekerur sub-district, Haveri district, Karnataka. - PIN code581111 - Gram panchayatChikkerur - Community development blockHirekerur - Census village code604373 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Chikkerur from nearby towns? - Hirekerur (sub-district HQ)16 km by road - Haveri (district HQ)35 km by road - Hirekerur (nearest town)16 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 Chikkerur? 28 services counted by the Census are inside Chikkerur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 7 govt · 2 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 5 govt · 2 private - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 2 - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●TB clinicIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 2 - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Commercial bankIn village - ●Cooperative bankIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree college5–10 km · Haunsabhavi - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Hirekerur - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)8 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 Chikkerur known for? The main crops are **maize and paddy**. About 74% of the 1,018 hectares of village land is sown, and 165 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 Chikkerur Of every 100 households in Chikkerur in 2011, 93 had electricity, 70 a toilet at home and 23 cooked with LPG; 69 had a mobile phone, 18 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Chikkerur · ■ Hirekerur rural average Electricity for lighting ****93%** **90% Toilet within the home ****70%** **36% No toilet (open defecation) ****30%** **62% Tap water ****98%** **69% Drinking water within premises ****20%** **21% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****23%** **6% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****77%** **93% Use banking services ****80%** **71% Television ****69%** **47% Mobile phone ****69%** **56% Computer with internet ****1%** **0% Two-wheeler ****18%** **14% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **1% None of these assets ****10%** **22% Own their home ****88%** **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 Chikkerur? ■ Chikkerur · ■ Hirekerur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****84.5%** **80.7% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****933** **952 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****811** **953 Working population ****33.0%** **50.5% ### Women and men Literacy is 87.2% for men and 81.7% for women. 54% of men and 10% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 407 (16%) · **■** Farm labourers 536 (21%) · **■** Household industry 52 (2%) · **■** Other work 975 (39%) · **■** Marginal 537 (21%) 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 Hirekerur - Rattihalli13,674 people - Masur10,399 people - Haunsabhavi6,251 people - Kod5,811 people - Kadur4,103 people - Medur3,900 people [All 129 villages in Hirekerur](https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/haveri/hirekerur/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Chikkerur?581111 - How far is Chikkerur from Haveri?35 km by road - What is the population of Chikkerur?7,590 (Census 2011) - Which district is Chikkerur in?Haveri district (Hirekerur sub-district), Karnataka - What is the literacy rate of Chikkerur?84.5% (Census 2011)