Karekatte is a village in the Indian state of Karnataka. Karekatte is located on Davanagere-Channagiri connecting road. At a distance of about from the Davanagere (District). At a distance of about from the Channagiri (Taluk). History New Karekatte, a shifted village, and very well planned village, Whole village got shifted in 1974. Karekatte is one of the 61 Gram Panchayats of Channagiri Taluk and belongs to Santhebennur-2 hobli. Demographics As of 2001 India census. Education and business Karekatte have following schools, up to 10th standard only. Primary with Upper Primary Schools and High Schools: Anganwadi Centres (Kindergarten)).: They were started by the Indian government as part of the Integrated Child Development Services program to combat child hunger and malnutrition. Karekatte has one "Pre-Metric Government Hostel" for boys; it specially serves for poor family children. Fair Price Shop (Nyaya Bele Angadi): part of India's Public Distribution System established by Government of India, is a kind of shop in India which is used to distribute rations at a subsidized price to the poor. Locally these are known as "Nyaya Bele Angadi" and chiefly sell wheat, rice, kerosene and sugar at a price lower than the market price. For buying items from this shop one must have a ration card. These shops are operated throughout the country by joint assistance of central and state government. Ration Card details of Karekatte Panchayat: Here main occupation is agriculture. Most of the land is irrigated by Bhadhra Right Bank Canal, from Bhadhra Reservoir Project (BRP), near Lakkavalli, Tarikere (Taluk), Chikkamagaluru (District) Mainly Paddy, Sugarcane, Betel nut, Coconut. Other major business is Milk Production. Karekatte has Milk Producers Co-operative Societies (KMPCS). COMMUNITY HALL (Dr. B. R. Ambedkar SAMUDAYA BHAVAN is constructed at Harijan Colony at a cost of Rs.2.00 lakh. It is constructed Under Special Component Plan for all-round development of Scheduled Castes / Scheduled Tribes. Postal Branch Office Details: Karekatte has Fully Covered Water Supply' to every household, Developed under the Accelerated Rural Water Supply Programme (ARWSP) was introduced by the Government of India to accelerate the pace of coverage of drinking water supply. Karekatte don't have any Bank branches, Nearest Banks are: Places of interest Mallikarjuna Temple (also known as Mallapana Matti), which is situated on a Hill, Shanti Sagara (Soolekere)Lake, one of Asia's biggest tanks, built in 1128, the tank has a history of 800 years. It took three years to construct the massive