Village · Madikeri, Kodagu
# Katakeri

Katakeri is a village in Madikeri sub-district of Kodagu district, Karnataka, PIN code 571201. The 2011 Census counted 1,816 people in 440 households, the 26th largest of 67 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 88.8%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 86.8%.
- 1,816 people (2011)
- 440 households
- 88.8% literacy
- 571201 PIN code

## Katakeri PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Katakeri is 571201. Katakeri falls in Madikeri sub-district, Kodagu district, Karnataka.
- PIN code 571201
- Gram panchayat Made
- Community development block Madikeri
- Census village code 617812

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Katakeri from nearby towns?
- Madikeri (sub-district HQ) 6 km by road
- Madikeri (district HQ) 6 km by road
- Madikeri (nearest town) 6 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Katakeri?

12 services counted by the Census are inside Katakeri; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Primary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Middle school In village · 1 govt
- ● Sub post office In village
- ● Public bus service In village
- ● Private bus service In village
- ● State highway In village
- ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village
- ● All-weather road In village
- ● Ration (PDS) shop In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village
- ● Polling station In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school under 5 km · Madikeri
- ○ Degree college 5–10 km · Madikeri
- ○ ITI / vocational school 5–10 km · Madikeri
- ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 5–10 km
- ○ Dispensary 5–10 km
- ○ Post office 5–10 km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ ATM 5–10 km
- ○ Commercial bank 5–10 km
- ○ Mandi / regular market 5–10 km
- ○ Public library 10+ km

### Water and power
- Drinking water covered wells, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river
- Electricity (2011) 12 h summer · 10 h winter

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Katakeri known for?

The main crops are coffee and pepper. About 26% of the 1,143 hectares of village land is sown.

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## Homes and amenities in Katakeri

Of every 100 households in Katakeri in 2011, 77 had electricity, 70 a toilet at home and 10 cooked with LPG; 71 had a mobile phone, 14 a two-wheeler and 13 a car.

■ Katakeri · ■ Madikeri rural average
- Electricity for lighting 77% 75%
- Toilet within the home 70% 83%
- No toilet (open defecation) 15% 16%
- Tap water 4% 29%
- Drinking water within premises 41% 46%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 10% 13%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 90% 86%
- Use banking services 78% 74%
- Television 61% 53%
- Mobile phone 71% 58%
- Computer with internet 4% 1%
- Two-wheeler 14% 12%
- Car / jeep / van 13% 11%
- None of these assets 4% 8%
- Own their home 91% 78%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Katakeri?

■ Katakeri · ■ Madikeri rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 88.8% 86.8%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 791 1002
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 812 950
- Working population 55.9% 51.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 90.5% for men and 86.6% for women. 67% of men and 41% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 4 (0%) · ■ Household industry 7 (1%) · ■ Other work 967 (95%) · ■ Marginal 38 (4%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Madikeri
- Made 1,891 people
- Makkandur 1,874 people
- Arekadu 1,841 people
- Yevakapadi 1,826 people
- Aiyangeri 1,813 people
- Heravanadu 1,789 people
- Sodluru Kattemadu 1,788 people
- Biligeri 1,726 people

All 67 villages in Madikeri

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Katakeri? 571201
- How far is Katakeri from Madikeri? 6 km by road
- What is the population of Katakeri? 1,816 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Katakeri in? Kodagu district (Madikeri sub-district), Karnataka
- What is the literacy rate of Katakeri? 88.8% (Census 2011)

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