# Ira, Bantval, Dakshina Kannada – Population & PIN Code

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Village · Bantval, Dakshina Kannada 

# Ira

Ira is a village in [Bantval](https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/dakshina-kannada/bantval/) sub-district of [Dakshina Kannada](https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/dakshina-kannada/) district, [Karnataka](https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/), PIN code **574323**. The 2011 Census counted **7,376 people in 1,298 households**, the 6th largest of 72 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 87.1%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 85.8%.

- 7,376people (2011)
- 1,298households
- 87.1%literacy
- 574323PIN code

## Ira PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Ira is 574323.** Ira falls in Bantval sub-district, Dakshina Kannada district, Karnataka.

- PIN code574323
- Gram panchayatIra
- Community development blockBantval
- Census village code617566

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

## How far is Ira from nearby towns?

- Bantval (sub-district HQ)17 km by road
- Mangalore (district HQ)35 km by road
- Bantval (nearest town)17 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 Ira?

17 services counted by the Census are inside Ira; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 4 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 4 govt
- ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●TB clinicIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Kurnad
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Bantval
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Kairangala
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)18 h summer · 16 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 Ira known for?

The main crops are **arecanut and coconut**. About 31% of the 1,320 hectares of village land is sown, and 231 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 Ira

Of every 100 households in Ira in 2011, 97 had electricity, 98 a toilet at home and 14 cooked with LPG; 75 had a mobile phone, 13 a two-wheeler and 5 a car.

■ Ira · ■ Bantval rural average

Electricity for lighting ****97%**

**92%

Toilet within the home ****98%**

**91%

No toilet (open defecation) ****1%**

**9%

Tap water ****30%**

**33%

Drinking water within premises ****80%**

**75%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****14%**

**16%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****86%**

**83%

Use banking services ****94%**

**79%

Television ****55%**

**58%

Mobile phone ****75%**

**74%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****13%**

**14%

Car / jeep / van ****5%**

**6%

None of these assets ****5%**

**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 Ira?

■ Ira · ■ Bantval rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****87.1%**

**85.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1022**

**1011

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****991**

**942

Working population ****52.4%**

**53.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 93.7% for men and 80.7% for women. 59% of men and 45% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 122 (3%) · **■** Farm labourers 73 (2%) · **■** Household industry 1,305 (34%) · **■** Other work 2,181 (56%) · **■** Marginal 185 (5%)

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

- Manchi8,017 people
- Punacha7,978 people
- Kanyana7,650 people
- Sajipamuda7,609 people
- Vittalpadanur6,589 people
- Naringana6,562 people
- Phajeer6,550 people
- Golthamajal6,377 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Ira?574323
- How far is Ira from Mangalore?35 km by road
- What is the population of Ira?7,376 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Ira in?Dakshina Kannada district (Bantval sub-district), Karnataka
- What is the literacy rate of Ira?87.1% (Census 2011)