# Karikere Village, Tiptur, Tumkur (Karnataka) – PIN Code

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Village · Tiptur, Tumkur 

# Karikere

Karikere is a village in Tiptur sub-district of Tumkur district, Karnataka, PIN code **572202**. The 2011 Census counted **1,501 people in 367 households**, the 22nd largest of 225 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 77.8%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 79.8%.

- 1,501people (2011)
- 367households
- 77.8%literacy
- 572202PIN code

## Karikere PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Karikere is 572202.** Karikere falls in Tiptur sub-district, Tumkur district, Karnataka.

- PIN code572202
- Gram panchayatMathihalli
- Community development blockTiptur
- Census village code612103

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

## How far is Karikere from nearby towns?

- Tiptur (sub-district HQ)13 km by road
- Tumkur (district HQ)93 km by road
- Tiptur (nearest town)13 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 Karikere?

14 services counted by the Census are inside Karikere; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Railway stationIn village
- ●National highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Tiptur
- ○Degree college10+ km · Tiptur
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Mathihalli
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)14 h summer · 18 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 Karikere known for?

The main crops are **ragi, paddy and horse gram**. About 73% of the 599 hectares of village land is sown, and 142 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 Karikere

Of every 100 households in Karikere in 2011, 92 had electricity, 29 a toilet at home and 10 cooked with LPG; 50 had a mobile phone, 19 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Karikere · ■ Tiptur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****92%**

**90%

Toilet within the home ****29%**

**20%

No toilet (open defecation) ****71%**

**79%

Tap water ****21%**

**54%

Drinking water within premises ****69%**

**22%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****10%**

**7%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****88%**

**92%

Use banking services ****48%**

**46%

Television ****68%**

**59%

Mobile phone ****50%**

**40%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****19%**

**23%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****13%**

**15%

Own their home ****82%**

**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 Karikere?

■ Karikere · ■ Tiptur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****77.8%**

**79.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****983**

**1007

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1185**

**995

Working population ****43.8%**

**48.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 86.4% for men and 68.8% for women. 67% of men and 20% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 203 (31%) · **■** Farm labourers 26 (4%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 283 (43%) · **■** Marginal 143 (22%)

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

- Rajathadripura1,628 people
- Dasarighatta1,621 people
- Baluvaneralu1,597 people
- Vignasanthe1,556 people
- Madihalli1,488 people
- Shivara1,463 people
- Sugur1,422 people
- Kuduvanaghatta1,417 people

[All 231 villages in Tiptur](https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/tumkur/tiptur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Karikere?572202
- How far is Karikere from Tumkur?93 km by road
- What is the population of Karikere?1,501 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Karikere in?Tumkur district (Tiptur sub-district), Karnataka
- What is the literacy rate of Karikere?77.8% (Census 2011)