# Amtoor Village, Bantval, Dakshina Kannada (Karnataka)

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Village · Bantval, Dakshina Kannada 

# Amtoor

Amtoor is a village in Bantval sub-district of Dakshina Kannada district, Karnataka, PIN code **574222**. The 2011 Census counted **3,115 people in 671 households**, the 40th largest of 72 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 85.8%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 85.8%.

- 3,115people (2011)
- 671households
- 85.8%literacy
- 574222PIN code

## Amtoor PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Amtoor is 574222.** Amtoor falls in Bantval sub-district, Dakshina Kannada district, Karnataka.

- PIN code574222
- Gram panchayatGolthamajal
- Community development blockBantval
- Census village code617568

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

## How far is Amtoor from nearby towns?

- Bantval (sub-district HQ)8 km by road
- Mangalore (district HQ)31 km by road
- Bantval (nearest town)8 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 Amtoor?

20 services counted by the Census are inside Amtoor; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1
- ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Railway stationIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Public libraryIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Kurnad
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Bathila
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Bantval
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)24 h summer · 24 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 Amtoor known for?

The main crops are **paddy and coconut**. About 60% of the 518 hectares of village land is sown, and 150 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 Amtoor

Of every 100 households in Amtoor in 2011, 94 had electricity, 96 a toilet at home and 22 cooked with LPG; 74 had a mobile phone, 19 a two-wheeler and 6 a car.

■ Amtoor · ■ Bantval rural average

Electricity for lighting ****94%**

**92%

Toilet within the home ****96%**

**91%

No toilet (open defecation) ****4%**

**9%

Tap water ****36%**

**33%

Drinking water within premises ****81%**

**75%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****22%**

**16%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****77%**

**83%

Use banking services ****80%**

**79%

Television ****62%**

**58%

Mobile phone ****74%**

**74%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****19%**

**14%

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

**6%

None of these assets ****7%**

**7%

Own their home ****95%**

**95%

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 Amtoor?

■ Amtoor · ■ Bantval rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****85.8%**

**85.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1039**

**1011

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****760**

**942

Working population ****57.7%**

**53.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 92.4% for men and 79.7% for women. 63% of men and 53% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 55 (3%) · **■** Farm labourers 38 (2%) · **■** Household industry 673 (37%) · **■** Other work 1,018 (57%) · **■** Marginal 14 (1%)

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 Bantval

- Kula3,506 people
- Pilathabettu3,259 people
- Manila3,120 people
- Kukkipady3,116 people
- Meremajalu3,106 people
- Panjikal3,092 people
- Peruvai3,062 people
- Peraje2,942 people

[All 72 villages in Bantval](https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/dakshina-kannada/bantval/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Amtoor?574222
- How far is Amtoor from Mangalore?31 km by road
- What is the population of Amtoor?3,115 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Amtoor in?Dakshina Kannada district (Bantval sub-district), Karnataka
- What is the literacy rate of Amtoor?85.8% (Census 2011)
