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

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Village · Somvarpet, Kodagu 

# Thakeri

Thakeri is a village in Somvarpet sub-district of Kodagu district, Karnataka, PIN code **571236**. The 2011 Census counted **1,467 people in 408 households**, the 33rd largest of 130 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 89.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 80.6%.

- 1,467people (2011)
- 408households
- 89.4%literacy
- 571236PIN code

## Thakeri PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Thakeri is 571236.** Thakeri falls in Somvarpet sub-district, Kodagu district, Karnataka.

- PIN code571236
- Gram panchayatKiragandur
- Community development blockSomvarpet
- Census village code617929

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

## How far is Thakeri from nearby towns?

- Somwarpet (sub-district HQ)10 km by road
- Madikeri (district HQ)43 km by road
- Somwarpet (nearest town)10 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 Thakeri?

16 services counted by the Census are inside Thakeri; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Public libraryIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Somvarpet
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Somwarpet
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Somwarpet
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)10 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 Thakeri known for?

The main crops are **paddy and pepper**. About 54% of the 1,473 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 Thakeri

Of every 100 households in Thakeri in 2011, 87 had electricity, 74 a toilet at home and 42 cooked with LPG; 61 had a mobile phone, 27 a two-wheeler and 15 a car.

■ Thakeri · ■ Somvarpet rural average

Electricity for lighting ****87%**

**84%

Toilet within the home ****74%**

**76%

No toilet (open defecation) ****25%**

**23%

Tap water ****30%**

**67%

Drinking water within premises ****20%**

**49%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****42%**

**23%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****57%**

**74%

Use banking services ****85%**

**70%

Television ****63%**

**59%

Mobile phone ****61%**

**58%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****27%**

**17%

Car / jeep / van ****15%**

**8%

None of these assets ****3%**

**13%

Own their home ****95%**

**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 Thakeri?

■ Thakeri · ■ Somvarpet rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****89.4%**

**80.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1038**

**1032

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****890**

**979

Working population ****49.3%**

**51.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 94.9% for men and 84.2% for women. 65% of men and 34% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 14 (2%) · **■** Farm labourers 4 (1%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 499 (69%) · **■** Marginal 205 (28%)

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

- Gopalapura1,863 people
- Rangasamudra1,684 people
- Nerugalale1,632 people
- Gowdalli1,584 people
- Masagodu1,454 people
- Nanjarayapatna1,454 people
- Doddamolathe1,424 people
- Hulse1,414 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Thakeri?571236
- How far is Thakeri from Madikeri?43 km by road
- What is the population of Thakeri?1,467 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Thakeri in?Kodagu district (Somvarpet sub-district), Karnataka
- What is the literacy rate of Thakeri?89.4% (Census 2011)