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

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Village · Tirthahalli, Shimoga 

# Kikkeri

Kikkeri is a village in Tirthahalli sub-district of Shimoga district, Karnataka, PIN code **577226**. The 2011 Census counted **254 people in 63 households**, the 168th largest of 245 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 80.2%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 82.1%.

- 254people (2011)
- 63households
- 80.2%literacy
- 577226PIN code

## Kikkeri PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Kikkeri is 577226.** Kikkeri falls in Tirthahalli sub-district, Shimoga district, Karnataka.

- PIN code577226
- Gram panchayatKannangi
- Community development blockTirthahalli
- Census village code608126

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

## How far is Kikkeri from nearby towns?

- Tirthahalli (sub-district HQ)17 km by road
- Shimoga (district HQ)48 km by road
- Tirthahalli (nearest town)17 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 Kikkeri?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Kikkeri; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Malur
- ○Degree college10+ km · Tirthahalli
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Tirthahalli
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 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)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 Kikkeri known for?

The main crops are **arecanut**. Products made here include basket. About 7% of the 814 hectares of village land is sown, and 55 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 Kikkeri

Of every 100 households in Kikkeri in 2011, 65 had electricity, 32 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 26 had a mobile phone, 22 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Kikkeri · ■ Tirthahalli rural average

Electricity for lighting ****65%**

**89%

Toilet within the home ****32%**

**71%

No toilet (open defecation) ****68%**

**29%

Tap water ****0%**

**22%

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

**37%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%**

**19%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%**

**79%

Use banking services ****68%**

**81%

Television ****42%**

**56%

Mobile phone ****26%**

**59%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****22%**

**24%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**6%

None of these assets ****19%**

**10%

Own their home ****95%**

**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 Kikkeri?

■ Kikkeri · ■ Tirthahalli rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****80.2%**

**82.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1016**

**1030

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1125**

**944

Working population ****49.2%**

**51.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 87.3% for men and 73.1% for women. 70% of men and 29% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 24 (19%) · **■** Farm labourers 9 (7%) · **■** Household industry 9 (7%) · **■** Other work 11 (9%) · **■** Marginal 72 (58%)

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

- Yoginarasipura260 people
- Kittandur258 people
- Nellisara255 people
- Vatagaru255 people
- Nandigodu252 people
- Bejjavalli251 people
- Kavaledurga250 people
- Salekoppa248 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Kikkeri?577226
- How far is Kikkeri from Shimoga?48 km by road
- What is the population of Kikkeri?254 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kikkeri in?Shimoga district (Tirthahalli sub-district), Karnataka
- What is the literacy rate of Kikkeri?80.2% (Census 2011)