# Katharikehal Village, Chiknayakanhalli, Tumkur (Karnataka) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/tumkur/chiknayakanhalli/katharikehal/ Village · Chiknayakanhalli, Tumkur # Katharikehal Katharikehal is a village in Chiknayakanhalli sub-district of Tumkur district, Karnataka, PIN code **572214**. The 2011 Census counted **1,847 people in 403 households**, the 19th largest of 222 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 78.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 74.7%. - 1,847people (2011) - 403households - 78.5%literacy - 572214PIN code ## Katharikehal PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Katharikehal is 572214.** Katharikehal falls in Chiknayakanhalli sub-district, Tumkur district, Karnataka. - PIN code572214 - Gram panchayatTheerthapura - Community development blockChiknayakanhalli - Census village code610172 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Katharikehal from nearby towns? - Chikkanayakanahalli (sub-district HQ)16 km by road - Tumkur (district HQ)65 km by road - Chikkanayakanahalli (nearest town)16 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 Katharikehal? 14 services counted by the Census are inside Katharikehal; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 - ●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 - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Thimmanahalli - ○Degree college10+ km · Chiknayakanhalli - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Chiknayakanhalli - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)6 h summer · 6 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 Katharikehal known for? The main crops are **coconuts and ragi**. About 34% of the 761 hectares of village land is sown, and 53 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 Katharikehal Of every 100 households in Katharikehal in 2011, 88 had electricity, 10 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 18 had a mobile phone, 13 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Katharikehal · ■ Chiknayakanhalli rural average Electricity for lighting ****88%** **86% Toilet within the home ****10%** **14% No toilet (open defecation) ****90%** **85% Tap water ****26%** **51% Drinking water within premises ****4%** **12% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **4% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%** **95% Use banking services ****16%** **46% Television ****49%** **46% Mobile phone ****18%** **43% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****13%** **15% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****33%** **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 Katharikehal? ■ Katharikehal · ■ Chiknayakanhalli rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****78.5%** **74.7% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****995** **1006 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1073** **995 Working population ****29.3%** **49.9% ### Women and men Literacy is 85.1% for men and 71.8% for women. 51% of men and 7% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 380 (70%) · **■** Farm labourers 40 (7%) · **■** Household industry 13 (2%) · **■** Other work 29 (5%) · **■** Marginal 80 (15%) 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 - Godekere2,070 people - Badakegudlu2,063 people - Dabbagunte1,972 people - Marenadu1,874 people - Mathighatta1,843 people - Shegebagi1,840 people - Malligere1,825 people - Chikkayannegere1,824 people [All 233 villages in Chiknayakanhalli](https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/tumkur/chiknayakanhalli/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Katharikehal?572214 - How far is Katharikehal from Tumkur?65 km by road - What is the population of Katharikehal?1,847 (Census 2011) - Which district is Katharikehal in?Tumkur district (Chiknayakanhalli sub-district), Karnataka - What is the literacy rate of Katharikehal?78.5% (Census 2011)