# Bhavikeri Village, Ankola, Uttara Kannada (Karnataka) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/uttara-kannada/ankola/bhavikeri/ Village · Ankola, Uttara Kannada # Bhavikeri Bhavikeri is a village in Ankola sub-district of Uttara Kannada district, Karnataka, PIN code **581314**. The 2011 Census counted **8,160 people in 1,911 households**, the 1st largest of 77 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 83.7%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 82.8%. - 8,160people (2011) - 1,911households - 83.7%literacy - 581314PIN code ## Bhavikeri PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Bhavikeri is 581314.** Bhavikeri falls in Ankola sub-district, Uttara Kannada district, Karnataka. - PIN code581314 - Gram panchayatBavikeri - Community development blockAnkola - Census village code603329 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Bhavikeri from nearby towns? - Ankola (sub-district HQ)5 km by road - Karwar (district HQ)28 km by road - Ankola (nearest town)5 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 Bhavikeri? 21 services counted by the Census are inside Bhavikeri; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 4 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 4 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●National highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Cooperative bankIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Mandi / regular marketIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Ankola - ○Degree college5–10 km · Ankola - ○ITI / vocational schoolunder 5 km · Bahruwada - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Public bus service5–10 km - ○Railway stationunder 5 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps - Electricity (2011)16 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 Bhavikeri known for? The main crops are **paddy and chillies**. About 56% of the 494 hectares of village land is sown, and 42 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 Bhavikeri Of every 100 households in Bhavikeri in 2011, 87 had electricity, 40 a toilet at home and 15 cooked with LPG; 56 had a mobile phone, 13 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Bhavikeri · ■ Ankola rural average Electricity for lighting ****87%** **82% Toilet within the home ****40%** **47% No toilet (open defecation) ****58%** **52% Tap water ****1%** **6% Drinking water within premises ****60%** **42% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****15%** **12% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****84%** **86% Use banking services ****64%** **78% Television ****38%** **35% Mobile phone ****56%** **49% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****13%** **14% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **2% None of these assets ****24%** **27% Own their home ****98%** **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 Bhavikeri? ■ Bhavikeri · ■ Ankola rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****83.7%** **82.8% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1011** **979 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****952** **960 Working population ****49.0%** **50.6% ### Women and men Literacy is 90.5% for men and 76.9% for women. 63% of men and 35% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 574 (14%) · **■** Farm labourers 691 (17%) · **■** Household industry 15 (0%) · **■** Other work 1,554 (39%) · **■** Marginal 1,162 (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 Ankola - Belambar4,983 people - Belekeri4,855 people - Harwada4,362 people - Belse2,715 people [All 80 villages in Ankola](https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/uttara-kannada/ankola/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Bhavikeri?581314 - How far is Bhavikeri from Karwar?28 km by road - What is the population of Bhavikeri?8,160 (Census 2011) - Which district is Bhavikeri in?Uttara Kannada district (Ankola sub-district), Karnataka - What is the literacy rate of Bhavikeri?83.7% (Census 2011)