# Karekura Village, Shrirangapattana, Mandya (Karnataka)

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Village · Shrirangapattana, Mandya 

# Karekura

Karekura is a village in Shrirangapattana sub-district of Mandya district, Karnataka, PIN code **571438**. The 2011 Census counted **721 people in 173 households**, the 55th largest of 90 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 61.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 70.9%.

- 721people (2011)
- 173households
- 61.8%literacy
- 571438PIN code

## Karekura PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Karekura is 571438.** Karekura falls in Shrirangapattana sub-district, Mandya district, Karnataka.

- PIN code571438
- Gram panchayatHosahalli
- Community development blockShrirangapattana
- Census village code614283

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

## How far is Karekura from nearby towns?

- Srirangapatna (sub-district HQ)11 km by road
- Mandya (district HQ)35 km by road
- Mysore (nearest town)11 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 Karekura?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Karekura; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Shrirangapatna
- ○Degree college10+ km · Srirangapatna
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Mysore
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)18 h summer · 16 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 Karekura known for?

The main crops are **ragi and sugar cane**. About 3% of the 82 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 Karekura

Of every 100 households in Karekura in 2011, 99 had electricity, 74 a toilet at home and 42 cooked with LPG; 48 had a mobile phone, 32 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Karekura · ■ Shrirangapattana rural average

Electricity for lighting ****99%**

**93%

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

**46%

No toilet (open defecation) ****26%**

**51%

Tap water ****100%**

**86%

Drinking water within premises ****74%**

**47%

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

**29%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****58%**

**67%

Use banking services ****8%**

**54%

Television ****74%**

**62%

Mobile phone ****48%**

**58%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****32%**

**24%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**2%

None of these assets ****16%**

**14%

Own their home ****99%**

**89%

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 Karekura?

■ Karekura · ■ Shrirangapattana rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****61.8%**

**70.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1014**

**997

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1206**

**936

Working population ****43.6%**

**49.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 71.3% for men and 52.2% for women. 70% of men and 17% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 108 (34%) · **■** Farm labourers 140 (45%) · **■** Other work 57 (18%) · **■** Marginal 9 (3%)

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 Shrirangapattana

- Doddaharohalli846 people
- Rampura815 people
- Allapatna790 people
- Neelana Koppalu736 people
- Taripura709 people
- Chikkaharohalli702 people
- Sugganahalli639 people
- Hosur625 people

[All 95 villages in Shrirangapattana](https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/mandya/shrirangapattana/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Karekura?571438
- How far is Karekura from Mandya?35 km by road
- What is the population of Karekura?721 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Karekura in?Mandya district (Shrirangapattana sub-district), Karnataka
- What is the literacy rate of Karekura?61.8% (Census 2011)