# Otikere Village, Chiknayakanhalli, Tumkur (Karnataka)

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Village · Chiknayakanhalli, Tumkur 

# Otikere

Otikere is a village in Chiknayakanhalli sub-district of Tumkur district, Karnataka, PIN code **572226**. The 2011 Census counted **580 people in 130 households**, the 109th largest of 222 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 73.1%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 74.7%.

- 580people (2011)
- 130households
- 73.1%literacy
- 572226PIN code

## Otikere PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code572226
- Gram panchayatBaragur
- Community development blockChiknayakanhalli
- Census village code610074

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

## How far is Otikere from nearby towns?

- Chikkanayakanahalli (sub-district HQ)18 km by road
- Tumkur (district HQ)88 km by road
- Chikkanayakanahalli (nearest town)18 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 Otikere?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Otikere; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Chikkanayakanahalli
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Mathigotta
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Chikkanayakanahalli
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 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 Otikere known for?

The main crops are **ragi and mustard**. About 60% of the 280 hectares of village land is sown, and 44 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 Otikere

Of every 100 households in Otikere in 2011, 86 had electricity, 35 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 26 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Otikere · ■ Chiknayakanhalli rural average

Electricity for lighting ****86%**

**86%

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

**14%

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

**85%

Tap water ****96%**

**51%

Drinking water within premises ****5%**

**12%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**95%

Use banking services ****47%**

**46%

Television ****54%**

**46%

Mobile phone ****26%**

**43%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****12%**

**15%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****22%**

**24%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Otikere?

■ Otikere · ■ Chiknayakanhalli rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****73.1%**

**74.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****946**

**1006

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****675**

**995

Working population ****62.8%**

**49.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 79.5% for men and 66.7% for women. 66% of men and 60% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 180 (49%) · **■** Farm labourers 132 (36%) · **■** Household industry 5 (1%) · **■** Other work 21 (6%) · **■** Marginal 26 (7%)

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

- Bevinahalli614 people
- Tagacheghatta613 people
- Kurihatti607 people
- Keresuragondanahalli586 people
- Yallenahalli579 people
- Agasarahalli578 people
- Kampanahalli567 people
- Bullenahalli564 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Otikere?572226
- How far is Otikere from Tumkur?88 km by road
- What is the population of Otikere?580 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Otikere in?Tumkur district (Chiknayakanhalli sub-district), Karnataka
- What is the literacy rate of Otikere?73.1% (Census 2011)