# Karike Village, Madikeri, Kodagu (Karnataka) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/kodagu/madikeri/karike/ Village · Madikeri, Kodagu # Karike Karike is a village in Madikeri sub-district of Kodagu district, Karnataka, PIN code **571247**. The 2011 Census counted **4,301 people in 1,031 households**, the 1st largest of 67 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 82.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 86.8%. - 4,301people (2011) - 1,031households - 82.9%literacy - 571247PIN code ## Karike PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Karike is 571247.** Karike falls in Madikeri sub-district, Kodagu district, Karnataka. - PIN code571247 - Gram panchayatKarike - Community development blockMadikeri - Census village code617793 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Karike from nearby towns? - Madikeri (sub-district HQ)50 km by road - Madikeri (district HQ)50 km by road - Sulya (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 Karike? 22 services counted by the Census are inside Karike; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 5 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 2 - ●Alternative medicine hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 2 - ●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 - ●Commercial bankIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Bhagamandala - ○Degree college10+ km · Sulya - ○ITI / vocational schoolunder 5 km · Bhagamandala - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river - Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 8 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 Karike known for? The main crops are **coconuts and rubber**. About 27% of the 6,955 hectares of village land is sown. Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Homes and amenities in Karike Of every 100 households in Karike in 2011, 43 had electricity, 60 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 55 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 7 a car. ■ Karike · ■ Madikeri rural average Electricity for lighting ****43%** **75% Toilet within the home ****60%** **83% No toilet (open defecation) ****39%** **16% Tap water ****4%** **29% Drinking water within premises ****17%** **46% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%** **13% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%** **86% Use banking services ****67%** **74% Television ****31%** **53% Mobile phone ****55%** **58% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****6%** **12% Car / jeep / van ****7%** **11% None of these assets ****17%** **8% Own their home ****96%** **78% 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 Karike? ■ Karike · ■ Madikeri rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****82.9%** **86.8% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1015** **1002 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****886** **950 Working population ****45.6%** **51.8% ### Women and men Literacy is 88.1% for men and 77.8% for women. 64% of men and 28% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ******** **■** Cultivators 54 (3%) · **■** Farm labourers 345 (18%) · **■** Other work 1,243 (63%) · **■** Marginal 318 (16%) 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 Madikeri - Melchembu3,887 people - Kundalpadi Peraje3,823 people - Yemmemadu3,530 people - Napoklu3,429 people [All 67 villages in Madikeri](https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/kodagu/madikeri/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Karike?571247 - How far is Karike from Madikeri?50 km by road - What is the population of Karike?4,301 (Census 2011) - Which district is Karike in?Kodagu district (Madikeri sub-district), Karnataka - What is the literacy rate of Karike?82.9% (Census 2011)