# Kerekeri Village, Somvarpet, Kodagu (Karnataka) – PIN Code

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Village · Somvarpet, Kodagu 

# Kerekeri

Kerekeri is a village in Somvarpet sub-district of Kodagu district, Karnataka, PIN code **571231**. The 2011 Census counted **520 people in 135 households**, the 95th largest of 130 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 75.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 80.6%.

- 520people (2011)
- 135households
- 75.8%literacy
- 571231PIN code

## Kerekeri PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Kerekeri is 571231.** Kerekeri falls in Somvarpet sub-district, Kodagu district, Karnataka.

- PIN code571231
- Gram panchayatBesur
- Community development blockSomvarpet
- Census village code617873

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

## How far is Kerekeri from nearby towns?

- Somwarpet (sub-district HQ)32 km by road
- Madikeri (district HQ)58 km by road
- Arkalgud (nearest town)14 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 Kerekeri?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Kerekeri; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Doddakodli
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Doddakodli
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Arkalgud
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 20 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 Kerekeri known for?

The main crops are **paddy and pepper**. 

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

## Homes and amenities in Kerekeri

Of every 100 households in Kerekeri in 2011, 85 had electricity, 82 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 89 had a mobile phone, 16 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Kerekeri · ■ Somvarpet rural average

Electricity for lighting ****85%**

**84%

Toilet within the home ****82%**

**76%

No toilet (open defecation) ****18%**

**23%

Tap water ****81%**

**67%

Drinking water within premises ****56%**

**49%

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

**23%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%**

**74%

Use banking services ****84%**

**70%

Television ****42%**

**59%

Mobile phone ****89%**

**58%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****16%**

**17%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**8%

None of these assets ****2%**

**13%

Own their home ****90%**

**76%

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 Kerekeri?

■ Kerekeri · ■ Somvarpet rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****75.8%**

**80.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1000**

**1032

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****818**

**979

Working population ****55.4%**

**51.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 82.8% for men and 69.0% for women. 60% of men and 51% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 108 (38%) · **■** Farm labourers 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 178 (62%) · **■** Marginal 1 (0%)

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 Somvarpet

- Garvale551 people
- Neergunda543 people
- Mylathpura542 people
- Chowdena Halli528 people
- Chikka Tholur519 people
- Surlabi518 people
- Channapura516 people
- Nidtha512 people

[All 135 villages in Somvarpet](https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/kodagu/somvarpet/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Kerekeri?571231
- How far is Kerekeri from Madikeri?58 km by road
- What is the population of Kerekeri?520 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kerekeri in?Kodagu district (Somvarpet sub-district), Karnataka
- What is the literacy rate of Kerekeri?75.8% (Census 2011)