# Barakanahalu Village, Chiknayakanhalli, Tumkur (Karnataka) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/tumkur/chiknayakanhalli/barakanahalu/ Village · Chiknayakanhalli, Tumkur # Barakanahalu Barakanahalu is a village in Chiknayakanhalli sub-district of Tumkur district, Karnataka, PIN code **572218**. The 2011 Census counted **1,037 people in 255 households**, the 51st largest of 222 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 77.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 74.7%. - 1,037people (2011) - 255households - 77.7%literacy - 572218PIN code ## Barakanahalu PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Barakanahalu is 572218.** Barakanahalu falls in Chiknayakanhalli sub-district, Tumkur district, Karnataka. - PIN code572218 - Gram panchayatBarakanahalu - Community development blockChiknayakanhalli - Census village code610136 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Barakanahalu from nearby towns? - Chikkanayakanahalli (sub-district HQ)26 km by road - Tumkur (district HQ)85 km by road - Chikkanayakanahalli (nearest town)26 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 Barakanahalu? 16 services counted by the Census are inside Barakanahalu; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree college5–10 km · Huliyar - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Huliyar - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Public bus service5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 12 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 Barakanahalu known for? The main crops are **ragi and arecanut**. About 72% of the 397 hectares of village land is sown, and 44 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 Barakanahalu Of every 100 households in Barakanahalu in 2011, 94 had electricity, 9 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 39 had a mobile phone, 14 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Barakanahalu · ■ Chiknayakanhalli rural average Electricity for lighting ****94%** **86% Toilet within the home ****9%** **14% No toilet (open defecation) ****91%** **85% Tap water ****97%** **51% Drinking water within premises ****0%** **12% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%** **4% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****95%** **95% Use banking services ****48%** **46% Television ****43%** **46% Mobile phone ****39%** **43% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****14%** **15% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****29%** **24% Own their home ****97%** **96% 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 Barakanahalu? ■ Barakanahalu · ■ Chiknayakanhalli rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****77.7%** **74.7% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****994** **1006 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1082** **995 Working population ****43.0%** **49.9% ### Women and men Literacy is 85.2% for men and 70.1% for women. 57% of men and 29% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ******** **■** Cultivators 120 (27%) · **■** Farm labourers 138 (31%) · **■** Other work 47 (11%) · **■** Marginal 141 (32%) 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 Chiknayakanhalli - Bhattarahalli1,099 people - Pochkatte1,064 people - Honnebagi1,040 people - Ballekatte1,039 people - Aralikere1,027 people - Jayachamarajapura1,027 people - Ramaghatta1,016 people - Ramanahalli1,008 people [All 233 villages in Chiknayakanhalli](https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/tumkur/chiknayakanhalli/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Barakanahalu?572218 - How far is Barakanahalu from Tumkur?85 km by road - What is the population of Barakanahalu?1,037 (Census 2011) - Which district is Barakanahalu in?Tumkur district (Chiknayakanhalli sub-district), Karnataka - What is the literacy rate of Barakanahalu?77.7% (Census 2011)