Karikeri, Kurugodu
Karikeri is a village located in the Kurugodu Taluk of Ballari district of Karnataka. The village falls in Kurugodu block and comes under Kallukamba Gram Panchayat. It belongs to Ballari parliament constituency and Kampli assembly constituency.
As on May 2024, the current population of Karikeri is 1.5 thousands out of which 737 are males and rest 761 are females. The sex ratio of this village is 1033 females per 1000 males. There are around 245 teenagers in Karikeri. It has literacy rate of 40% which means around 605 persons can read and write. Total 108 people belonging to scheduled caste and 1 thousands scheduled tribe people live in the village. There are around 270 households in Karikeri, which means every family has 6 members on average. The village has working population of 863. The pincode of Karikeri is 583113 and there are many postoffices around the village which can used to send speed post, registered parcel etc.
- Emmiganur Sub Post office
- Laxmipura Branch Post office
- Nelludi Branch Post office
- Oruvai Branch Post office
- Somalapura Branch Post office
Schools
Karikeri has many good schools for education and follwing are popular schools among students.
- Govt. Higher Primary School Somalapura
- Gmhps Emmiganur
- Hps Sri Venkayya Memorial Emmiganur
- Govt. Higher Primary School Guthiganur
- Karnataka Public Schools Govt Pu College (High School), Emmiganur
Hospitals
Karikeri has many good hospitals for treatment and follwing are popular among people.
- New Nalludi Sub-Center
- Orvai Primary Health Center
- Oravai Sub-Center
- Emmiganur Primary Health Center
- Emmiganoor B Sub-Center
Banks
Karikeri has many good banks for financial services and follwing are popular among people.