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

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Village · Tirthahalli, Shimoga 

# Kukke

Kukke is a village in Tirthahalli sub-district of Shimoga district, Karnataka, PIN code **577232**. The 2011 Census counted **444 people in 127 households**, the 112th largest of 245 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 84.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 82.1%.

- 444people (2011)
- 127households
- 84.9%literacy
- 577232PIN code

## Kukke PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Kukke is 577232.** Kukke falls in Tirthahalli sub-district, Shimoga district, Karnataka.

- PIN code577232
- Gram panchayatBhandya-Kukke
- Community development blockTirthahalli
- Census village code608146

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

## How far is Kukke from nearby towns?

- Tirthahalli (sub-district HQ)8 km by road
- Shimoga (district HQ)50 km by road
- Tirthahalli (nearest town)8 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 Kukke?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Public libraryIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Malur
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Tirthahalli
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Tirthahalli
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)8 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 Kukke known for?

The main crops are **arecanut**. Products made here include garments. About 30% of the 398 hectares of village land is sown, and 98 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 Kukke

Of every 100 households in Kukke in 2011, 87 had electricity, 54 a toilet at home and 20 cooked with LPG; 43 had a mobile phone, 24 a two-wheeler and 6 a car.

■ Kukke · ■ Tirthahalli rural average

Electricity for lighting ****87%**

**89%

Toilet within the home ****54%**

**71%

No toilet (open defecation) ****44%**

**29%

Tap water ****6%**

**22%

Drinking water within premises ****24%**

**37%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****20%**

**19%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****77%**

**79%

Use banking services ****57%**

**81%

Television ****62%**

**56%

Mobile phone ****43%**

**59%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****24%**

**24%

Car / jeep / van ****6%**

**6%

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

**10%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Kukke?

■ Kukke · ■ Tirthahalli rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****84.9%**

**82.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1094**

**1030

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000**

**944

Working population ****61.9%**

**51.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 94.1% for men and 76.6% for women. 72% of men and 53% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 3 (1%) · **■** Farm labourers 120 (44%) · **■** Other work 128 (47%) · **■** Marginal 24 (9%)

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

- Tyarandoor455 people
- Changaru454 people
- Kodlu451 people
- Hullathi446 people
- Huruli438 people
- Alur437 people
- Hegalathi431 people
- Marahalli431 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Kukke?577232
- How far is Kukke from Shimoga?50 km by road
- What is the population of Kukke?444 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kukke in?Shimoga district (Tirthahalli sub-district), Karnataka
- What is the literacy rate of Kukke?84.9% (Census 2011)
