# Kanike Village, Sagar, Shimoga (Karnataka) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Sagar, Shimoga 

# Kanike

Kanike is a village in Sagar sub-district of Shimoga district, Karnataka, PIN code **577417**. The 2011 Census counted **163 people in 28 households**, the 185th largest of 230 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 69.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 76.9%.

- 163people (2011)
- 28households
- 69.8%literacy
- 577417PIN code

## Kanike PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Kanike is 577417.** Kanike falls in Sagar sub-district, Shimoga district, Karnataka.

- PIN code577417
- Gram panchayatKolur
- Community development blockSagar
- Census village code607319

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

## How far is Kanike from nearby towns?

- Sagar (sub-district HQ)25 km by road
- Shimoga (district HQ)100 km by road
- Sagar (nearest town)25 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 Kanike?

4 services counted by the Census are inside Kanike; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Avinahalli
- ○Degree college10+ km · Sagar
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Sagar
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)18 h summer · 24 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 Kanike known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 8% of the 238 hectares of village land is sown, and 5 hectares are irrigated.

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

## Homes and amenities in Kanike

Of every 100 households in Kanike in 2011, 79 had electricity, 43 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 86 had a mobile phone, 21 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Kanike · ■ Sagar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****79%**

**85%

Toilet within the home ****43%**

**60%

No toilet (open defecation) ****57%**

**40%

Tap water ****0%**

**11%

Drinking water within premises ****18%**

**46%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**11%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**85%

Use banking services ****100%**

**82%

Television ****36%**

**50%

Mobile phone ****86%**

**62%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****21%**

**26%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**4%

None of these assets ****4%**

**11%

Own their home ****100%**

**95%

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 Kanike?

■ Kanike · ■ Sagar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****69.8%**

**76.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****964**

**1019

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****556**

**955

Working population ****38.0%**

**52.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 78.4% for men and 61.3% for women. 58% of men and 18% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 20 (32%) · **■** Farm labourers 4 (6%) · **■** Other work 33 (53%) · **■** Marginal 5 (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 Sagar

- Nitlihalethota172 people
- Byadarakoppa170 people
- Naragodu164 people
- Brahmanachitratte163 people
- Kopparige163 people
- Kuruva Ri163 people
- Udri162 people
- Honnemaradu160 people

[All 238 villages in Sagar](https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/shimoga/sagar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Kanike?577417
- How far is Kanike from Shimoga?100 km by road
- What is the population of Kanike?163 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kanike in?Shimoga district (Sagar sub-district), Karnataka
- What is the literacy rate of Kanike?69.8% (Census 2011)