# Halkurke Village, Tiptur, Tumkur (Karnataka) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/tumkur/tiptur/halkurke/ Village · Tiptur, Tumkur # Halkurke Halkurke is a village in Tiptur sub-district of Tumkur district, Karnataka, PIN code **572201**. The 2011 Census counted **2,984 people in 721 households**, the 3rd largest of 225 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 78.9%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 79.8%. - 2,984people (2011) - 721households - 78.9%literacy - 572201PIN code ## Halkurke PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Halkurke is 572201.** Halkurke falls in Tiptur sub-district, Tumkur district, Karnataka. - PIN code572201 - Gram panchayatHalkurke - Community development blockTiptur - Census village code611978 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Halkurke from nearby towns? - Tiptur (sub-district HQ)14 km by road - Tumkur (district HQ)90 km by road - Tiptur (nearest town)14 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 Halkurke? 24 services counted by the Census are inside Halkurke; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●TB clinicIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree college10+ km · Tiptur - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Tiptur - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 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 Halkurke known for? The main crops are **coconuts, paddy and ragi**. About 70% of the 1,138 hectares of village land is sown, and 151 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 Halkurke Of every 100 households in Halkurke in 2011, 89 had electricity, 28 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 40 had a mobile phone, 15 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Halkurke · ■ Tiptur rural average Electricity for lighting ****89%** **90% Toilet within the home ****28%** **20% No toilet (open defecation) ****70%** **79% Tap water ****70%** **54% Drinking water within premises ****30%** **22% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%** **7% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****95%** **92% Use banking services ****43%** **46% Television ****58%** **59% Mobile phone ****40%** **40% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****15%** **23% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **2% None of these assets ****15%** **15% Own their home ****94%** **94% 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 Halkurke? ■ Halkurke · ■ Tiptur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****78.9%** **79.8% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1008** **1007 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1153** **995 Working population ****57.2%** **48.7% ### Women and men Literacy is 85.9% for men and 71.9% for women. 67% of men and 48% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 492 (29%) · **■** Farm labourers 342 (20%) · **■** Household industry 11 (1%) · **■** Other work 371 (22%) · **■** Marginal 492 (29%) 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 Tiptur - Honnavalli5,498 people - Nonavinakere4,631 people - Kibbanahalli2,457 people - Madenur2,340 people - Aralaguppe2,247 people - Eachanur2,114 people [All 231 villages in Tiptur](https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/tumkur/tiptur/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Halkurke?572201 - How far is Halkurke from Tumkur?90 km by road - What is the population of Halkurke?2,984 (Census 2011) - Which district is Halkurke in?Tumkur district (Tiptur sub-district), Karnataka - What is the literacy rate of Halkurke?78.9% (Census 2011)