Village · Gubbi, Tumkur # Varthikatte Varthikatte is a village in Gubbi sub-district of Tumkur district, Karnataka, PIN code 572222. The 2011 Census counted 517 people in 135 households, the 184th largest of 331 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.5%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 73.6%. - 517 people (2011) - 135 households - 71.5% literacy - 572222 PIN code ## Varthikatte PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Varthikatte is 572222. Varthikatte falls in Gubbi sub-district, Tumkur district, Karnataka. - PIN code 572222 - Gram panchayat Hosakere - Community development block Gubbi - Census village code 611654 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Varthikatte from nearby towns? - Gubbi (sub-district HQ) 25 km by road - Tumkur (district HQ) 40 km by road - Gubbi (nearest town) 25 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Varthikatte? 8 services counted by the Census are inside Varthikatte; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Primary school In village · 2 govt - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Public bus service In village - ● Private bus service In village - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Chelur - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Gubbi - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · M.N.Koyr - ○ Primary health centre under 5 km - ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km - ○ Dispensary 10+ km - ○ Post office 10+ km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 5–10 km - ○ Commercial bank 5–10 km - ○ Ration (PDS) shop under 5 km - ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km - ○ Public library 5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking water untreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011) 8 h summer · 12 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Varthikatte known for? The main crops are ragi, paddy and coconut. About 78% of the 193 hectares of village land is sown, and 38 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Varthikatte Of every 100 households in Varthikatte in 2011, 82 had electricity, 5 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 1 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Varthikatte · ■ Gubbi rural average - Electricity for lighting 82% 86% - Toilet within the home 5% 20% - No toilet (open defecation) 95% 78% - Tap water 81% 55% - Drinking water within premises 7% 17% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 4% 7% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 96% 92% - Use banking services 0% 44% - Television 60% 47% - Mobile phone 1% 50% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 10% 22% - Car / jeep / van 0% 2% - None of these assets 7% 18% - Own their home 98% 94% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Varthikatte? ■ Varthikatte · ■ Gubbi rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 71.5% 73.6% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 922 986 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 545 974 - Working population 52.2% 54.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 78.8% for men and 63.9% for women. 59% of men and 45% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 225 (83%) · ■ Farm labourers 3 (1%) · ■ Household industry 1 (0%) · ■ Other work 10 (4%) · ■ Marginal 31 (11%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Gubbi - V.Kodihalli 521 people - Basavapatna 518 people - Jalaguni 518 people - Peramasandra 518 people - Dindigadahalli 516 people - Gopalapura 512 people - Muddapura 510 people - Ranganahalli 506 people All 346 villages in Gubbi ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Varthikatte? 572222 - How far is Varthikatte from Tumkur? 40 km by road - What is the population of Varthikatte? 517 (Census 2011) - Which district is Varthikatte in? Tumkur district (Gubbi sub-district), Karnataka - What is the literacy rate of Varthikatte? 71.5% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/tumkur/gubbi/varthikatte/ · Updated 2026-11-03 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.