# Chikkapura Village, Turuvekere, Tumkur (Karnataka) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/tumkur/turuvekere/chikkapura/ Village · Turuvekere, Tumkur # Chikkapura Chikkapura is a village in Turuvekere sub-district of Tumkur district, Karnataka, PIN code **572221**. The 2011 Census counted **1,005 people in 245 households**, the 42nd largest of 233 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 77.1%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 76.1%. - 1,005people (2011) - 245households - 77.1%literacy - 572221PIN code ## Chikkapura PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Chikkapura is 572221.** Chikkapura falls in Turuvekere sub-district, Tumkur district, Karnataka. - PIN code572221 - Gram panchayatMuthugadahalli - Community development blockTuruvekere - Census village code612381 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Chikkapura from nearby towns? - Turuvekere (sub-district HQ)10 km by road - Tumkur (district HQ)61 km by road - Turuvekere (nearest town)10 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 Chikkapura? 10 services counted by the Census are inside Chikkapura; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Mayasandra - ○Degree college5–10 km · Turuvekere - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Turuvekere - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 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)11 h summer · 12 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 Chikkapura known for? The main crops are **coconuts, horsegram and ragi**. About 69% of the 499 hectares of village land is sown, and 38 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 Chikkapura Of every 100 households in Chikkapura in 2011, 82 had electricity, 11 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 40 had a mobile phone, 18 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Chikkapura · ■ Turuvekere rural average Electricity for lighting ****82%** **91% Toilet within the home ****11%** **22% No toilet (open defecation) ****89%** **76% Tap water ****0%** **59% Drinking water within premises ****17%** **16% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **7% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%** **93% Use banking services ****31%** **48% Television ****42%** **55% Mobile phone ****40%** **43% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****18%** **24% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **2% None of these assets ****22%** **14% Own their home ****96%** **95% 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 Chikkapura? ■ Chikkapura · ■ Turuvekere rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****77.1%** **76.1% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1064** **1014 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1244** **930 Working population ****67.3%** **50.8% ### Women and men Literacy is 84.5% for men and 70.0% for women. 71% of men and 63% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ******** **■** Cultivators 139 (21%) · **■** Farm labourers 188 (28%) · **■** Other work 147 (22%) · **■** Marginal 202 (30%) 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 Turuvekere - Honakere1,017 people - Kanathur1,009 people - Kadehalli1,008 people - Muthugadahalli1,006 people - Biganenahalli1,002 people - Halladahosahalli983 people - Soravanahalli970 people - Byalahalli963 people [All 243 villages in Turuvekere](https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/tumkur/turuvekere/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Chikkapura?572221 - How far is Chikkapura from Tumkur?61 km by road - What is the population of Chikkapura?1,005 (Census 2011) - Which district is Chikkapura in?Tumkur district (Turuvekere sub-district), Karnataka - What is the literacy rate of Chikkapura?77.1% (Census 2011)