# Godekere Village, Chiknayakanhalli, Tumkur (Karnataka) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/tumkur/chiknayakanhalli/godekere/ Village · Chiknayakanhalli, Tumkur # Godekere Godekere is a village in Chiknayakanhalli sub-district of Tumkur district, Karnataka, PIN code **572214**. The 2011 Census counted **2,070 people in 525 households**, the 15th largest of 222 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 85.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 74.7%. - 2,070people (2011) - 525households - 85.4%literacy - 572214PIN code ## Godekere PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Godekere is 572214.** Godekere falls in Chiknayakanhalli sub-district, Tumkur district, Karnataka. - PIN code572214 - Gram panchayatGodekere - Community development blockChiknayakanhalli - Census village code610259 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Godekere from nearby towns? - Chikkanayakanahalli (sub-district HQ)6 km by road - Tumkur (district HQ)50 km by road - Chikkanayakanahalli (nearest town)6 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 Godekere? 20 services counted by the Census are inside Godekere; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●TB clinicIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●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 - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree college5–10 km · Chiknayakanhalli - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Chiknayakanhalli - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km - ○Railway station5–10 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)10 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 Godekere known for? The main crops are **coconuts and ragi**. About 83% of the 429 hectares of village land is sown, and 155 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 Godekere Of every 100 households in Godekere in 2011, 91 had electricity, 57 a toilet at home and 15 cooked with LPG; 40 had a mobile phone, 24 a two-wheeler and 4 a car. ■ Godekere · ■ Chiknayakanhalli rural average Electricity for lighting ****91%** **86% Toilet within the home ****57%** **14% No toilet (open defecation) ****43%** **85% Tap water ****47%** **51% Drinking water within premises ****20%** **12% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****15%** **4% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****82%** **95% Use banking services ****74%** **46% Television ****54%** **46% Mobile phone ****40%** **43% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****24%** **15% Car / jeep / van ****4%** **1% None of these assets ****17%** **24% Own their home ****93%** **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 Godekere? ■ Godekere · ■ Chiknayakanhalli rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****85.4%** **74.7% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1033** **1006 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1060** **995 Working population ****39.1%** **49.9% ### Women and men Literacy is 90.4% for men and 80.6% for women. 58% of men and 21% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 415 (51%) · **■** Farm labourers 65 (8%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 94 (12%) · **■** Marginal 233 (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 - Bellara2,327 people - Yalanadu2,244 people - Kamalapura2,202 people - Doddayannegere2,171 people - Badakegudlu2,063 people - Dabbagunte1,972 people - Marenadu1,874 people - Katharikehal1,847 people [All 233 villages in Chiknayakanhalli](https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/tumkur/chiknayakanhalli/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Godekere?572214 - How far is Godekere from Tumkur?50 km by road - What is the population of Godekere?2,070 (Census 2011) - Which district is Godekere in?Tumkur district (Chiknayakanhalli sub-district), Karnataka - What is the literacy rate of Godekere?85.4% (Census 2011)