# Irvathur Village, Bantval, Dakshina Kannada (Karnataka)

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Village · Bantval, Dakshina Kannada 

# Irvathur

Irvathur is a village in Bantval sub-district of Dakshina Kannada district, Karnataka, PIN code **574233**. The 2011 Census counted **1,981 people in 390 households**, the 61st largest of 72 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 84.8%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 85.8%.

- 1,981people (2011)
- 390households
- 84.8%literacy
- 574233PIN code

## Irvathur PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Irvathur is 574233.** Irvathur falls in Bantval sub-district, Dakshina Kannada district, Karnataka.

- PIN code574233
- Gram panchayatPilathabettu
- Community development blockBantval
- Census village code617544

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

## How far is Irvathur from nearby towns?

- Bantval (sub-district HQ)22 km by road
- Mangalore (district HQ)45 km by road
- Bantval (nearest town)22 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 Irvathur?

12 services counted by the Census are inside Irvathur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Public libraryIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Ajjibettu
- ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Bantval
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Bantwal
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)16 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 Irvathur known for?

The main crops are **arecanut and paddy**. Products made here include rubber sheets. About 47% of the 464 hectares of village land is sown, and 125 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 Irvathur

Of every 100 households in Irvathur in 2011, 89 had electricity, 94 a toilet at home and 10 cooked with LPG; 85 had a mobile phone, 14 a two-wheeler and 6 a car.

■ Irvathur · ■ Bantval rural average

Electricity for lighting ****89%**

**92%

Toilet within the home ****94%**

**91%

No toilet (open defecation) ****6%**

**9%

Tap water ****34%**

**33%

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

**75%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****10%**

**16%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****88%**

**83%

Use banking services ****82%**

**79%

Television ****49%**

**58%

Mobile phone ****85%**

**74%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****14%**

**14%

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

**6%

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

**7%

Own their home ****93%**

**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 Irvathur?

■ Irvathur · ■ Bantval rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****84.8%**

**85.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1061**

**1011

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1080**

**942

Working population ****51.9%**

**53.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 90.9% for men and 78.9% for women. 61% of men and 43% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 70 (7%) · **■** Farm labourers 57 (6%) · **■** Household industry 347 (34%) · **■** Other work 540 (53%) · **■** 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

- Koila2,083 people
- Chennaithodi2,064 people
- Sajipapadu2,036 people
- Rayee2,012 people
- Tenkakajekar1,826 people
- Kudambettu1,742 people
- Pilimogru1,708 people
- Kodman1,665 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Irvathur?574233
- How far is Irvathur from Mangalore?45 km by road
- What is the population of Irvathur?1,981 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Irvathur in?Dakshina Kannada district (Bantval sub-district), Karnataka
- What is the literacy rate of Irvathur?84.8% (Census 2011)
