# Keeranakere Village, Tirthahalli, Shimoga (Karnataka)

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Village · Tirthahalli, Shimoga 

# Keeranakere

Keeranakere is a village in Tirthahalli sub-district of Shimoga district, Karnataka, PIN code **577415**. The 2011 Census counted **271 people in 73 households**, the 160th largest of 245 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 82.4%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 82.1%.

- 271people (2011)
- 73households
- 82.4%literacy
- 577415PIN code

## Keeranakere PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Keeranakere is 577415.** Keeranakere falls in Tirthahalli sub-district, Shimoga district, Karnataka.

- PIN code577415
- Gram panchayatSalgadi
- Community development blockTirthahalli
- Census village code608268

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

## How far is Keeranakere from nearby towns?

- Tirthahalli (sub-district HQ)16 km by road
- Shimoga (district HQ)86 km by road
- Tirthahalli (nearest town)16 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 Keeranakere?

5 services counted by the Census are inside Keeranakere; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Kabase
- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Koppa
- ○Degree college10+ km · Thirthalli
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Thirthalli
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 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 watertreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)11 h summer · 11 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 Keeranakere known for?

The main crops are **arecanut**. About 23% of the 446 hectares of village land is sown, and 68 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 Keeranakere

Of every 100 households in Keeranakere in 2011, 86 had electricity, 71 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 58 had a mobile phone, 36 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Keeranakere · ■ Tirthahalli rural average

Electricity for lighting ****86%**

**89%

Toilet within the home ****71%**

**71%

No toilet (open defecation) ****29%**

**29%

Tap water ****0%**

**22%

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

**37%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%**

**19%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****93%**

**79%

Use banking services ****71%**

**81%

Television ****60%**

**56%

Mobile phone ****58%**

**59%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****36%**

**24%

Car / jeep / van ****4%**

**6%

None of these assets ****12%**

**10%

Own their home ****100%**

**93%

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 Keeranakere?

■ Keeranakere · ■ Tirthahalli rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****82.4%**

**82.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1069**

**1030

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****667**

**944

Working population ****50.6%**

**51.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 93.4% for men and 72.4% for women. 65% of men and 37% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 68 (50%) · **■** Farm labourers 42 (31%) · **■** Other work 26 (19%) · **■** Marginal 1 (1%)

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 Tirthahalli

- Kasagaru293 people
- Baggodige288 people
- Ubburu285 people
- Shedgar274 people
- Hanasa268 people
- Hadaginamakki263 people
- Hosakodige262 people
- Yoginarasipura260 people

[All 247 villages in Tirthahalli](https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/shimoga/tirthahalli/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Keeranakere?577415
- How far is Keeranakere from Shimoga?86 km by road
- What is the population of Keeranakere?271 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Keeranakere in?Shimoga district (Tirthahalli sub-district), Karnataka
- What is the literacy rate of Keeranakere?82.4% (Census 2011)