# Kandikere Village, Chiknayakanhalli, Tumkur (Karnataka) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/tumkur/chiknayakanhalli/kandikere/ Village · Chiknayakanhalli, Tumkur # Kandikere Kandikere is a village in Chiknayakanhalli sub-district of Tumkur district, Karnataka, PIN code **572228**. The 2011 Census counted **2,785 people in 752 households**, the 8th largest of 222 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 80.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 74.7%. - 2,785people (2011) - 752households - 80.6%literacy - 572228PIN code ## Kandikere PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Kandikere is 572228.** Kandikere falls in Chiknayakanhalli sub-district, Tumkur district, Karnataka. - PIN code572228 - Gram panchayatKandikere - Community development blockChiknayakanhalli - Census village code610154 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Kandikere from nearby towns? - Chikkanayakanahalli (sub-district HQ)12 km by road - Tumkur (district HQ)72 km by road - Chikkanayakanahalli (nearest town)12 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 Kandikere? 25 services counted by the Census are inside Kandikere; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 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 - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 - ●Post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Thimmanahalli - ○Degree college10+ km · Chiknayakanhalli - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Chiknayakanhalli - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water and hand pumps - 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 Kandikere known for? The main crops are **ragi and banana**. About 71% of the 1,041 hectares of village land is sown, and 149 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 Kandikere Of every 100 households in Kandikere in 2011, 93 had electricity, 37 a toilet at home and 10 cooked with LPG; 46 had a mobile phone, 15 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Kandikere · ■ Chiknayakanhalli rural average Electricity for lighting ****93%** **86% Toilet within the home ****37%** **14% No toilet (open defecation) ****52%** **85% Tap water ****68%** **51% Drinking water within premises ****20%** **12% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****10%** **4% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****87%** **95% Use banking services ****77%** **46% Television ****62%** **46% Mobile phone ****46%** **43% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****15%** **15% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****22%** **24% Own their home ****89%** **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 Kandikere? ■ Kandikere · ■ Chiknayakanhalli rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****80.6%** **74.7% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1025** **1006 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****865** **995 Working population ****43.1%** **49.9% ### Women and men Literacy is 88.1% for men and 73.4% for women. 62% of men and 25% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 446 (37%) · **■** Farm labourers 117 (10%) · **■** Household industry 82 (7%) · **■** Other work 233 (19%) · **■** Marginal 321 (27%) 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 - Handanakere3,587 people - Settikere3,158 people - Thammadihalli3,052 people - Belaguli3,051 people - Thimmalapura2,606 people - Muddenahalli2,431 people - Bellara2,327 people - Yalanadu2,244 people [All 233 villages in Chiknayakanhalli](https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/tumkur/chiknayakanhalli/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Kandikere?572228 - How far is Kandikere from Tumkur?72 km by road - What is the population of Kandikere?2,785 (Census 2011) - Which district is Kandikere in?Tumkur district (Chiknayakanhalli sub-district), Karnataka - What is the literacy rate of Kandikere?80.6% (Census 2011)