# Kuppuru Village, Chiknayakanhalli, Tumkur (Karnataka)

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Village · Chiknayakanhalli, Tumkur 

# Kuppuru

Kuppuru is a village in Chiknayakanhalli sub-district of Tumkur district, Karnataka, PIN code **572226**. The 2011 Census counted **971 people in 259 households**, the 58th largest of 222 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 84.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 74.7%.

- 971people (2011)
- 259households
- 84.8%literacy
- 572226PIN code

## Kuppuru PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Kuppuru is 572226.** Kuppuru falls in Chiknayakanhalli sub-district, Tumkur district, Karnataka.

- PIN code572226
- Gram panchayatKuppuru
- Community development blockChiknayakanhalli
- Census village code610227

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Kuppuru from nearby towns?

- Chikkanayakanahalli (sub-district HQ)10 km by road
- Tumkur (district HQ)74 km by road
- Chikkanayakanahalli (nearest town)10 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 Kuppuru?

15 services counted by the Census are inside Kuppuru; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●TB clinicIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Chiknayakanhalli
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Chiknayakanhalli
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Chiknayakanhalli
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 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 Kuppuru known for?

The main crops are **ragi and paddy**. About 69% of the 253 hectares of village land is sown, and 81 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 Kuppuru

Of every 100 households in Kuppuru in 2011, 92 had electricity, 35 a toilet at home and 7 cooked with LPG; 37 had a mobile phone, 15 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Kuppuru · ■ Chiknayakanhalli rural average

Electricity for lighting ****92%**

**86%

Toilet within the home ****35%**

**14%

No toilet (open defecation) ****65%**

**85%

Tap water ****83%**

**51%

Drinking water within premises ****48%**

**12%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****7%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****93%**

**95%

Use banking services ****26%**

**46%

Television ****60%**

**46%

Mobile phone ****37%**

**43%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****15%**

**15%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**1%

None of these assets ****18%**

**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 Kuppuru?

■ Kuppuru · ■ Chiknayakanhalli rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****84.8%**

**74.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****974**

**1006

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****864**

**995

Working population ****43.8%**

**49.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 90.4% for men and 79.1% for women. 63% of men and 24% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 224 (53%) · **■** Farm labourers 26 (6%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 117 (28%) · **■** Marginal 56 (13%)

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

- Ramaghatta1,016 people
- Ramanahalli1,008 people
- Theerthapura991 people
- Madapura987 people
- Handiganadu964 people
- Asrihal959 people
- Kallenahalli922 people
- Hesarahalli906 people

[All 233 villages in Chiknayakanhalli](https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/tumkur/chiknayakanhalli/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Kuppuru?572226
- How far is Kuppuru from Tumkur?74 km by road
- What is the population of Kuppuru?971 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kuppuru in?Tumkur district (Chiknayakanhalli sub-district), Karnataka
- What is the literacy rate of Kuppuru?84.8% (Census 2011)