Sanikere observes Gowri Ganesha Habba on Monday, 14 September 2026, along with the rest of Karnataka.
By population, Sanikere ranks #22 of 195 villages in Challakere mandal.
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Sanikere is a village of 2,677 people in 598 households (Census 2011) in Challakere taluk, Chitradurga district, Karnataka, the 22nd-largest of 195 villages in Challakere taluk. Literacy is 64%, 4 points above the taluk average of 59% and the sex ratio is 951 women per 1,000 men. It lies 19 km from the Chitradurga district centre, 15 km from Naikanahatti, the nearest town, 11 km from Somaguddu railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 577522, served by Challakere post office; the LGD village code is 605365. The nearest hospital or health centre is Government Hospital, Gopanahally, 6 km away. The village votes in Challakere assembly constituency, represented by MLA T. Raghumurthy. The population is estimated at 3,156 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: Sanikere →
| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sanikere · this village | 2,677 | 64% | — |
| Heggere · Chitradurga | 1,147 | 73% | 3.5 km SW |
| Heggere · Challakere | 1,497 | 65% | 3.5 km SW |
| Heggere · Hosdurga | 3,882 | 70% | 3.5 km SW |
| Ganjigunte · Challakere | 1,476 | 54% | 3.7 km NW |
| Kaparahalli · Challakere | 1,531 | 69% | 3.8 km SE |
| Jadekunte · Challakere | 1,111 | 69% | 4.7 km SE |
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Water supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Sources: Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner of India (Census 2011 + Population Projections 2011-2036) · International Institute for Population Sciences (NFHS-5) · Election Commission of India · data.gov.in (Jal Jeevan Mission, PMAY-G, SBM-G dashboards). Projections may differ from on-the-ground reality by ±20% for individual villages. An asterisk next to a sex-ratio value (—*) flags a Census 2011 figure outside the plausible range of 300–2000 ♀/1000♂; the underlying source row is suppressed pending review.
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