# Kekkera Village, Shorapur, Yadgir (Karnataka) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/yadgir/shorapur/kekkera/ Village · Shorapur, Yadgir # Kekkera Kekkera is a village in Shorapur sub-district of Yadgir district, Karnataka, PIN code **585215**. The 2011 Census counted **21,774 people in 3,641 households**, the 1st largest of 193 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 45.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 52.6%. - 21,774people (2011) - 3,641households - 45.0%literacy - 585215PIN code ## Kekkera PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Kekkera is 585215.** Kekkera falls in Shorapur sub-district, Yadgir district, Karnataka. - PIN code585215 - Gram panchayatKekkera - Community development blockShorapur - Census village code621025 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Kekkera from nearby towns? - Shorapur (sub-district HQ)29 km by road - Yadgir (district HQ)86 km by road - Shorapur (nearest town)29 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 Kekkera? 28 services counted by the Census are inside Kekkera; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt · 4 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 9 govt · 2 private - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 2 - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●TB clinicIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 2 - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●ATMIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn 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 - ○Degree college10+ km · Shorapur - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Shorapur - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river - Electricity (2011)22 h summer · 22 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 Kekkera known for? The main crops are **paddy and pulses**. About 94% of the 6,559 hectares of village land is sown, and 4,712 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 Kekkera Of every 100 households in Kekkera in 2011, 42 had electricity, 3 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 56 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Kekkera · ■ Shorapur rural average Electricity for lighting ****42%** **72% Toilet within the home ****3%** **6% No toilet (open defecation) ****92%** **89% Tap water ****7%** **26% Drinking water within premises ****4%** **12% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%** **5% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%** **94% Use banking services ****37%** **44% Television ****18%** **30% Mobile phone ****56%** **58% Computer with internet ****1%** **0% Two-wheeler ****12%** **14% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **2% None of these assets ****33%** **28% Own their home ****90%** **88% 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 Kekkera? ■ Kekkera · ■ Shorapur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****45.0%** **52.6% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****968** **979 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****969** **945 Working population ****49.9%** **48.0% ### Women and men Literacy is 55.3% for men and 34.4% for women. 56% of men and 44% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 4,892 (45%) · **■** Farm labourers 3,194 (29%) · **■** Household industry 65 (1%) · **■** Other work 1,390 (13%) · **■** Marginal 1,322 (12%) 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 Shorapur - Kembhavi17,346 people - Hunsgi13,947 people - Kodekal7,245 people - Narayanpur Rural6,317 people [All 201 villages in Shorapur](https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/yadgir/shorapur/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Kekkera?585215 - How far is Kekkera from Yadgir?86 km by road - What is the population of Kekkera?21,774 (Census 2011) - Which district is Kekkera in?Yadgir district (Shorapur sub-district), Karnataka - What is the literacy rate of Kekkera?45.0% (Census 2011)