Yerekatte, Shikarpur
Yerekatte is a village located in the Shikarpur Taluk of Shivamogga district of Karnataka. The village falls in Shikarpur block and comes under Harogoppa Gram Panchayat. It belongs to Shivamogga parliament constituency and Shikaripura assembly constituency.
As on May 2024, the current population of Yerekatte is 537 out of which 290 are males and rest 247 are females. The sex ratio of this village is 852 females per 1000 males. There are around 77 teenagers in Yerekatte. It has literacy rate of 46% which means around 249 persons can read and write. Total 105 people belonging to scheduled caste and 156 scheduled tribe people live in the village. There are around 109 households in Yerekatte, which means every family has 5 members on average. The village has working population of 349. The pincode of Yerekatte is 577214 and there are many postoffices around the village which can used to send speed post, registered parcel etc.
- Hithla Sub Post office
- Anjanapura Branch Post office
- Chikjogihalli Branch Post office
- Kalmane Branch Post office
- Churchugundi Branch Post office
Schools
Yerekatte has many good schools for education and follwing are popular schools among students.
- Gpuc High School Section Issur
- Karnataka Public Schools Gpuc High School Section Hithala
- Gpuc High School Section Salur
- Jnana Jyothi Higher Primary School
- Govt. Higher Primary School - Basavanahalli
Hospitals
Yerekatte has many good hospitals for treatment and follwing are popular among people.
- Hothanakatte Primary Health Center
- Harogoppa Primary Health Center
- Anjinapura Sub-Center
- Harogoppa Sub-Center
- Ambligola Sub-Center
Banks
Yerekatte has many good banks for financial services and follwing are popular among people.