# Chowlakatte Village, Chiknayakanhalli, Tumkur (Karnataka) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/tumkur/chiknayakanhalli/chowlakatte/ Village · Chiknayakanhalli, Tumkur # Chowlakatte Chowlakatte is a village in Chiknayakanhalli sub-district of Tumkur district, Karnataka, PIN code **572119**. The 2011 Census counted **1,308 people in 348 households**, the 38th largest of 222 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 75.7%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 74.7%. - 1,308people (2011) - 348households - 75.7%literacy - 572119PIN code ## Chowlakatte PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Chowlakatte is 572119.** Chowlakatte falls in Chiknayakanhalli sub-district, Tumkur district, Karnataka. - PIN code572119 - Gram panchayatChowlakatte - Community development blockChiknayakanhalli - Census village code610048 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Chowlakatte from nearby towns? - Chikkanayakanahalli (sub-district HQ)33 km by road - Tumkur (district HQ)90 km by road - Chikkanayakanahalli (nearest town)33 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 Chowlakatte? 13 services counted by the Census are inside Chowlakatte; 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 - ●Public bus serviceIn 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 - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Handanakere - ○Degree college5–10 km · Mathigatta8 - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Chikkanayanahalli - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ 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 Chowlakatte known for? The main crops are **ragi and horsegram**. About 78% of the 332 hectares of village land is sown, and 45 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 Chowlakatte Of every 100 households in Chowlakatte in 2011, 95 had electricity, 3 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 34 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Chowlakatte · ■ Chiknayakanhalli rural average Electricity for lighting ****95%** **86% Toilet within the home ****3%** **14% No toilet (open defecation) ****97%** **85% Tap water ****87%** **51% Drinking water within premises ****8%** **12% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%** **4% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%** **95% Use banking services ****52%** **46% Television ****37%** **46% Mobile phone ****34%** **43% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****9%** **15% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****28%** **24% Own their home ****99%** **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 Chowlakatte? ■ Chowlakatte · ■ Chiknayakanhalli rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****75.7%** **74.7% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1047** **1006 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****866** **995 Working population ****54.0%** **49.9% ### Women and men Literacy is 85.3% for men and 66.8% for women. 63% of men and 45% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 197 (28%) · **■** Farm labourers 227 (32%) · **■** Household industry 10 (1%) · **■** Other work 68 (10%) · **■** Marginal 204 (29%) 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 - Melanahalli1,378 people - Belavadi1,349 people - Nulenoor1,332 people - Motihalli1,311 people - Baragihalli1,277 people - Doddabidare1,264 people - Barasidlahalli1,259 people - Gowrasagara1,219 people [All 233 villages in Chiknayakanhalli](https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/tumkur/chiknayakanhalli/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Chowlakatte?572119 - How far is Chowlakatte from Tumkur?90 km by road - What is the population of Chowlakatte?1,308 (Census 2011) - Which district is Chowlakatte in?Tumkur district (Chiknayakanhalli sub-district), Karnataka - What is the literacy rate of Chowlakatte?75.7% (Census 2011)