# Kerekoppa Village, Sagar, Shimoga (Karnataka) – PIN Code

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/shimoga/sagar/kerekoppa/

Village · Sagar, Shimoga 

# Kerekoppa

Kerekoppa is a village in Sagar sub-district of Shimoga district, Karnataka, PIN code **577417**. The 2011 Census counted **881 people in 216 households**, the 46th largest of 230 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 86.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 76.9%.

- 881people (2011)
- 216households
- 86.0%literacy
- 577417PIN code

## Kerekoppa PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code577417
- Gram panchayatBhimanakone
- Community development blockSagar
- Census village code607234

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

## How far is Kerekoppa from nearby towns?

- Sagar (sub-district HQ)10 km by road
- Shimoga (district HQ)80 km by road
- Sagar (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 Kerekoppa?

12 services counted by the Census are inside Kerekoppa; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●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
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Bhimanakone
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Sagar
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Sagar
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)20 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 Kerekoppa known for?

The main crops are **paddy and ginger**. About 32% of the 527 hectares of village land is sown, and 121 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 Kerekoppa

Of every 100 households in Kerekoppa in 2011, 82 had electricity, 78 a toilet at home and 28 cooked with LPG; 60 had a mobile phone, 37 a two-wheeler and 11 a car.

■ Kerekoppa · ■ Sagar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****82%**

**85%

Toilet within the home ****78%**

**60%

No toilet (open defecation) ****22%**

**40%

Tap water ****0%**

**11%

Drinking water within premises ****78%**

**46%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****28%**

**11%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****64%**

**85%

Use banking services ****65%**

**82%

Television ****60%**

**50%

Mobile phone ****60%**

**62%

Computer with internet ****3%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****37%**

**26%

Car / jeep / van ****11%**

**4%

None of these assets ****14%**

**11%

Own their home ****97%**

**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 Kerekoppa?

■ Kerekoppa · ■ Sagar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****86.0%**

**76.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1068**

**1019

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****967**

**955

Working population ****46.9%**

**52.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 93.2% for men and 79.3% for women. 69% of men and 26% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 33 (8%) · **■** Farm labourers 22 (5%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 325 (79%) · **■** Marginal 32 (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

- Hosur910 people
- Marasa897 people
- Adur882 people
- Channashettikoppa881 people
- Hosakoppa875 people
- Lingadahalli854 people
- Hirebilagunji853 people
- Hunasuru850 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Kerekoppa?577417
- How far is Kerekoppa from Shimoga?80 km by road
- What is the population of Kerekoppa?881 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kerekoppa in?Shimoga district (Sagar sub-district), Karnataka
- What is the literacy rate of Kerekoppa?86.0% (Census 2011)
