# Yerekatte Village, Chiknayakanhalli, Tumkur (Karnataka)

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Village · Chiknayakanhalli, Tumkur 

# Yerekatte

Yerekatte is a village in Chiknayakanhalli sub-district of Tumkur district, Karnataka, PIN code **572214**. The 2011 Census counted **448 people in 102 households**, the 132nd largest of 222 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 68.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 74.7%.

- 448people (2011)
- 102households
- 68.5%literacy
- 572214PIN code

## Yerekatte PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Yerekatte is 572214.** Yerekatte falls in Chiknayakanhalli sub-district, Tumkur district, Karnataka.

- PIN code572214
- Gram panchayatTheerthapura
- Community development blockChiknayakanhalli
- Census village code610181

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

## How far is Yerekatte from nearby towns?

- Chikkanayakanahalli (sub-district HQ)20 km by road
- Tumkur (district HQ)66 km by road
- Chikkanayakanahalli (nearest town)20 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 Yerekatte?

4 services counted by the Census are inside Yerekatte; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Thimmanahalli
- ○Degree college10+ km · Chiknayakanhalli
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Chiknayakanhalli
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand 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 Yerekatte known for?

The main crops are **coconuts and ragi**. About 13% of the 848 hectares of village land is sown, and 28 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 Yerekatte

Of every 100 households in Yerekatte in 2011, 83 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 18 had a mobile phone, 13 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Yerekatte · ■ Chiknayakanhalli rural average

Electricity for lighting ****83%**

**86%

Toilet within the home ****1%**

**14%

No toilet (open defecation) ****99%**

**85%

Tap water ****99%**

**51%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**12%

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

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**95%

Use banking services ****47%**

**46%

Television ****36%**

**46%

Mobile phone ****18%**

**43%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****13%**

**15%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****23%**

**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 Yerekatte?

■ Yerekatte · ■ Chiknayakanhalli rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****68.5%**

**74.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1009**

**1006

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1667**

**995

Working population ****38.2%**

**49.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 75.6% for men and 61.0% for women. 67% of men and 10% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 92 (54%) · **■** Farm labourers 68 (40%) · **■** Other work 9 (5%) · **■** Marginal 2 (1%)

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

- Harenahalli482 people
- Bachihalli464 people
- Bannikere462 people
- Kodihalli462 people
- Puradakatte443 people
- Bheemasandra441 people
- Bavanahalli430 people
- Gopalanahalli426 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Yerekatte?572214
- How far is Yerekatte from Tumkur?66 km by road
- What is the population of Yerekatte?448 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Yerekatte in?Tumkur district (Chiknayakanhalli sub-district), Karnataka
- What is the literacy rate of Yerekatte?68.5% (Census 2011)