# Davana Village, Narasimharajapura, Chikmagalur (Karnataka)

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Village · Narasimharajapura, Chikmagalur 

# Davana

Davana is a village in Narasimharajapura sub-district of Chikmagalur district, Karnataka, PIN code **577127**. The 2011 Census counted **512 people in 140 households**, the 39th largest of 57 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 80.2%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 82.3%.

- 512people (2011)
- 140households
- 80.2%literacy
- 577127PIN code

## Davana PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Davana is 577127.** Davana falls in Narasimharajapura sub-district, Chikmagalur district, Karnataka.

- PIN code577127
- Gram panchayatKanur
- Community development blockNarasimharajapura
- Census village code609090

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Davana from nearby towns?

- Narasimharajapura (sub-district HQ)20 km by road
- Chikmagalur (district HQ)70 km by road
- Narasimharajapura (nearest town)20 km by road

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What facilities are there in Davana?

11 services counted by the Census are inside Davana; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Koppa
- ○Degree college10+ km · Narasimharajapura
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Narasimharajapura
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)10 h summer · 12 h winter

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Davana known for?

The main crops are **cotton and arecanut**. About 12% of the 860 hectares of village land is sown, and 19 hectares are irrigated.

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Davana

Of every 100 households in Davana in 2011, 86 had electricity, 57 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 40 had a mobile phone, 19 a two-wheeler and 6 a car.

■ Davana · ■ Narasimharajapura rural average

Electricity for lighting ****86%**

**84%

Toilet within the home ****57%**

**77%

No toilet (open defecation) ****43%**

**22%

Tap water ****1%**

**60%

Drinking water within premises ****17%**

**43%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**17%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**81%

Use banking services ****92%**

**79%

Television ****45%**

**55%

Mobile phone ****40%**

**63%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****19%**

**20%

Car / jeep / van ****6%**

**6%

None of these assets ****23%**

**13%

Own their home ****99%**

**85%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Davana?

■ Davana · ■ Narasimharajapura rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****80.2%**

**82.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****918**

**1042

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1167**

**948

Working population ****66.0%**

**49.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 87.7% for men and 71.9% for women. 72% of men and 60% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 123 (36%) · **■** Farm labourers 130 (38%) · **■** Other work 75 (22%) · **■** Marginal 10 (3%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Narasimharajapura

- Mallandaru573 people
- Vittala563 people
- Karehadlu539 people
- Alehalli536 people
- Konakere502 people
- Vaggade457 people
- Kanive440 people
- Soosalavani418 people

[All 58 villages in Narasimharajapura](https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/chikmagalur/narasimharajapura/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Davana?577127
- How far is Davana from Chikmagalur?70 km by road
- What is the population of Davana?512 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Davana in?Chikmagalur district (Narasimharajapura sub-district), Karnataka
- What is the literacy rate of Davana?80.2% (Census 2011)