# Chelur Village, Bantval, Dakshina Kannada (Karnataka) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/dakshina-kannada/bantval/chelur/ Village · Bantval, Dakshina Kannada # Chelur Chelur is a village in Bantval sub-district of Dakshina Kannada district, Karnataka, PIN code **574153**. The 2011 Census counted **987 people in 221 households**, the 70th largest of 72 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 89.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 85.8%. - 987people (2011) - 221households - 89.0%literacy - 574153PIN code ## Chelur PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Chelur is 574153.** Chelur falls in Bantval sub-district, Dakshina Kannada district, Karnataka. - PIN code574153 - Gram panchayatKurnad - Community development blockBantval - Census village code617561 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Chelur from nearby towns? - Bantval (sub-district HQ)10 km by road - Mangalore (district HQ)30 km by road - Bantval (nearest town)10 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 Chelur? 11 services counted by the Census are inside Chelur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 - ●Post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Railway stationIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Kurnad - ○Degree college5–10 km · Thumbe - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Bantval - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Public bus service5–10 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public libraryunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)18 h summer · 20 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 Chelur known for? The main crops are **coconuts and rubber**. About 54% of the 345 hectares of village land is sown, and 129 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 Chelur Of every 100 households in Chelur in 2011, 98 had electricity, 97 a toilet at home and 14 cooked with LPG; 62 had a mobile phone, 15 a two-wheeler and 10 a car. ■ Chelur · ■ Bantval rural average Electricity for lighting ****98%** **92% Toilet within the home ****97%** **91% No toilet (open defecation) ****3%** **9% Tap water ****38%** **33% Drinking water within premises ****80%** **75% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****14%** **16% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****83%** **83% Use banking services ****92%** **79% Television ****73%** **58% Mobile phone ****62%** **74% Computer with internet ****1%** **2% Two-wheeler ****15%** **14% Car / jeep / van ****10%** **6% None of these assets ****6%** **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 Chelur? ■ Chelur · ■ Bantval rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****89.0%** **85.8% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1043** **1011 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****953** **942 Working population ****62.6%** **53.4% ### Women and men Literacy is 95.5% for men and 82.9% for women. 69% of men and 56% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 33 (5%) · **■** Farm labourers 66 (11%) · **■** Household industry 173 (28%) · **■** Other work 345 (56%) · **■** Marginal 1 (0%) 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 - Karpe1,542 people - Eliyanadugodu1,406 people - Tenkabellur1,230 people - Devasyapadur1,160 people - Devasyamudur747 people - Budoli740 people [All 72 villages in Bantval](https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/dakshina-kannada/bantval/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Chelur?574153 - How far is Chelur from Mangalore?30 km by road - What is the population of Chelur?987 (Census 2011) - Which district is Chelur in?Dakshina Kannada district (Bantval sub-district), Karnataka - What is the literacy rate of Chelur?89.0% (Census 2011)