# Parakatageri Village, Virajpet, Kodagu (Karnataka) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/kodagu/virajpet/parakatageri/ Village · Virajpet, Kodagu # Parakatageri Parakatageri is a village in Virajpet sub-district of Kodagu district, Karnataka, PIN code **571249**. The 2011 Census counted **1,704 people in 501 households**, the 39th largest of 94 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 80.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 78.0%. - 1,704people (2011) - 501households - 80.6%literacy - 571249PIN code ## Parakatageri PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Parakatageri is 571249.** Parakatageri falls in Virajpet sub-district, Kodagu district, Karnataka. - PIN code571249 - Gram panchayatBirunani - Community development blockVirajpet - Census village code618059 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Parakatageri from nearby towns? - Virajpet (sub-district HQ)48 km by road - Madikeri (district HQ)80 km by road - Virajpet (nearest town)48 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 Parakatageri? 25 services counted by the Census are inside Parakatageri; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●ITI / vocational schoolIn village · 1 private - ●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 - ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●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 - ●Community centreIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Halligattu - ○Degree college10+ km · Gonikoppall - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 12 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 Parakatageri known for? The main crops are **coffee and paddy**. About 26% of the 6,487 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 Parakatageri Of every 100 households in Parakatageri in 2011, 67 had electricity, 67 a toilet at home and 7 cooked with LPG; 44 had a mobile phone, 13 a two-wheeler and 18 a car. ■ Parakatageri · ■ Virajpet rural average Electricity for lighting ****67%** **79% Toilet within the home ****67%** **79% No toilet (open defecation) ****30%** **20% Tap water ****8%** **26% Drinking water within premises ****33%** **56% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****7%** **25% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****92%** **74% Use banking services ****78%** **61% Television ****57%** **54% Mobile phone ****44%** **53% Computer with internet ****1%** **2% Two-wheeler ****13%** **14% Car / jeep / van ****18%** **15% None of these assets ****14%** **15% Own their home ****77%** **60% 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 Parakatageri? ■ Parakatageri · ■ Virajpet rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****80.6%** **78.0% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****977** **1025 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****744** **996 Working population ****53.1%** **52.5% ### Women and men Literacy is 82.8% for men and 78.4% for women. 68% of men and 38% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 12 (1%) · **■** Farm labourers 57 (6%) · **■** Household industry 10 (1%) · **■** Other work 753 (83%) · **■** Marginal 73 (8%) 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 Virajpet - Kanur1,796 people - Hysodlur1,733 people - Kurchi1,724 people - Siddapura1,718 people - Nalkeri1,620 people - Kirgur1,595 people - Kuttandi1,587 people - Maithadi1,547 people [All 94 villages in Virajpet](https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/kodagu/virajpet/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Parakatageri?571249 - How far is Parakatageri from Madikeri?80 km by road - What is the population of Parakatageri?1,704 (Census 2011) - Which district is Parakatageri in?Kodagu district (Virajpet sub-district), Karnataka - What is the literacy rate of Parakatageri?80.6% (Census 2011)