# Kerekoppa Village, Sirsi, Uttara Kannada (Karnataka)

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Village · Sirsi, Uttara Kannada 

# Kerekoppa

Kerekoppa is a village in Sirsi sub-district of Uttara Kannada district, Karnataka, PIN code **581318**. The 2011 Census counted **557 people in 126 households**, the 77th largest of 228 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 91.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 85.6%.

- 557people (2011)
- 126households
- 91.6%literacy
- 581318PIN code

## Kerekoppa PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Kerekoppa is 581318.** Kerekoppa falls in Sirsi sub-district, Uttara Kannada district, Karnataka.

- PIN code581318
- Gram panchayatUnchalli
- Community development blockSirsi
- Census village code603292

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

## How far is Kerekoppa from nearby towns?

- Sirsi (sub-district HQ)7 km by road
- Karwar (district HQ)127 km by road
- Sirsi (nearest town)7 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 Kerekoppa?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Kerekoppa; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Sirsi
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Sirsi
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Sirsi
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- 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 Kerekoppa known for?

The main crops are **paddy and chillies**. About 13% of the 421 hectares of village land is sown, and 17 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 Kerekoppa

Of every 100 households in Kerekoppa in 2011, 94 had electricity, 86 a toilet at home and 13 cooked with LPG; 56 had a mobile phone, 26 a two-wheeler and 6 a car.

■ Kerekoppa · ■ Sirsi rural average

Electricity for lighting ****94%**

**92%

Toilet within the home ****86%**

**62%

No toilet (open defecation) ****14%**

**36%

Tap water ****2%**

**9%

Drinking water within premises ****82%**

**55%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****13%**

**11%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****75%**

**74%

Use banking services ****100%**

**73%

Television ****52%**

**52%

Mobile phone ****56%**

**46%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****26%**

**27%

Car / jeep / van ****6%**

**5%

None of these assets ****6%**

**14%

Own their home ****97%**

**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 Kerekoppa?

■ Kerekoppa · ■ Sirsi rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****91.6%**

**85.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****961**

**979

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****686**

**923

Working population ****44.7%**

**49.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 92.0% for men and 91.2% for women. 68% of men and 21% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 79 (32%) · **■** Farm labourers 148 (59%) · **■** Other work 22 (9%)

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 Sirsi

- Harehulekal575 people
- Bankanal573 people
- Mensi573 people
- Sirsi561 people
- Bakkal555 people
- Huldevansar554 people
- Husri548 people
- Bommanalli547 people

[All 228 villages in Sirsi](https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/uttara-kannada/sirsi/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Kerekoppa?581318
- How far is Kerekoppa from Karwar?127 km by road
- What is the population of Kerekoppa?557 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kerekoppa in?Uttara Kannada district (Sirsi sub-district), Karnataka
- What is the literacy rate of Kerekoppa?91.6% (Census 2011)