# Kelakere Village, Tirthahalli, Shimoga (Karnataka) – PIN Code

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Village · Tirthahalli, Shimoga 

# Kelakere

Kelakere is a village in Tirthahalli sub-district of Shimoga district, Karnataka, PIN code **577220**. The 2011 Census counted **923 people in 230 households**, the 32nd largest of 245 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 77.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 82.1%.

- 923people (2011)
- 230households
- 77.1%literacy
- 577220PIN code

## Kelakere PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Kelakere is 577220.** Kelakere falls in Tirthahalli sub-district, Shimoga district, Karnataka.

- PIN code577220
- Gram panchayatMelige
- Community development blockTirthahalli
- Census village code608230

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

## How far is Kelakere from nearby towns?

- Tirthahalli (sub-district HQ)9 km by road
- Shimoga (district HQ)69 km by road
- Tirthahalli (nearest town)9 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 Kelakere?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Kelakere; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Tirthahalli
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Thirthalli
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Thirthalli
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watercovered wells, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 8 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 Kelakere known for?

The main crops are **arecanut**. About 25% of the 780 hectares of village land is sown, and 102 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 Kelakere

Of every 100 households in Kelakere in 2011, 84 had electricity, 69 a toilet at home and 9 cooked with LPG; 51 had a mobile phone, 35 a two-wheeler and 9 a car.

■ Kelakere · ■ Tirthahalli rural average

Electricity for lighting ****84%**

**89%

Toilet within the home ****69%**

**71%

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

**29%

Tap water ****2%**

**22%

Drinking water within premises ****19%**

**37%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****9%**

**19%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****87%**

**79%

Use banking services ****93%**

**81%

Television ****62%**

**56%

Mobile phone ****51%**

**59%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****35%**

**24%

Car / jeep / van ****9%**

**6%

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

**10%

Own their home ****97%**

**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 Kelakere?

■ Kelakere · ■ Tirthahalli rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****77.1%**

**82.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1038**

**1030

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****923**

**944

Working population ****50.3%**

**51.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 80.7% for men and 73.7% for women. 65% of men and 36% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 185 (40%) · **■** Farm labourers 232 (50%) · **■** Other work 20 (4%) · **■** Marginal 27 (6%)

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

- Kolagi992 people
- Bekshikenjigudde985 people
- Hosabeedu950 people
- Munduvalli945 people
- Biluve906 people
- Jambetalluru905 people
- Harogolige897 people
- Melige882 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Kelakere?577220
- How far is Kelakere from Shimoga?69 km by road
- What is the population of Kelakere?923 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kelakere in?Shimoga district (Tirthahalli sub-district), Karnataka
- What is the literacy rate of Kelakere?77.1% (Census 2011)