Karekeshwara, Narasimharajapura

Karekeshwara is a village located in the Narasimharajapura Taluk of Chikkamagaluru district of Karnataka. The village falls in Narasimharajapura block and comes under Karekeshwara ( Melpal) Gram Panchayat. It belongs to Udupi Chikkamagaluru parliament constituency and Sringeri assembly constituency.

As on December 2024, the current population of Karekeshwara is 3 thousands out of which 1.4 thousands are males and rest 1.5 thousands are females. The sex ratio of this village is 1068 females per 1000 males. There are around 251 teenagers in Karekeshwara. It has literacy rate of 66% which means around 2 thousands persons can read and write. Total 1.2 thousands people belonging to scheduled caste and 185 scheduled tribe people live in the village. There are around 766 households in Karekeshwara, which means every family has 4 members on average. The village has working population of 1.8 thousands. The pincode of Karekeshwara is 577112 and there are many postoffices around the village which can used to send speed post, registered parcel etc.

• Balehonnur Sub Post office
• Kanabur Branch Post office
• Megaramakki Branch Post office
• Bannur Branch Post office
• Herur Branch Post office

Schools

Karekeshwara has many good schools for education and follwing are popular schools among students.

• Govt. Higher Primary School Karkeshwara
• Govt. High School, Karkeshwara
• Govt. Lower Primary School Gubbur
• Govt. Lower Primary School Hunasekoppa
• Govt. Higher Primary School Balehithlu

Hospitals

Karekeshwara has many good hospitals for treatment and follwing are popular among people.

• Balehonnur Sub-Center
• Bandihole Sub-Center
• Allehalli Sub-Center
• Shigodu Sub-Center
• Bannur Sub-Center

Banks

Karekeshwara has many good banks for financial services and follwing are popular among people.

• Bank of Baroda Balehonnur
• Canara Bank Balehonnur
• Canara Bank Bhadravathi Hosmane Extension
• Karnataka Bank Balehonnur
• Karnataka Bank Melpal