# Karpe Village, Bantval, Dakshina Kannada (Karnataka) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/dakshina-kannada/bantval/karpe/ Village · Bantval, Dakshina Kannada # Karpe Karpe is a village in Bantval sub-district of Dakshina Kannada district, Karnataka, PIN code **574237**. The 2011 Census counted **1,542 people in 320 households**, the 66th largest of 72 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 87.3%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 85.8%. - 1,542people (2011) - 320households - 87.3%literacy - 574237PIN code ## Karpe PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Karpe is 574237.** Karpe falls in Bantval sub-district, Dakshina Kannada district, Karnataka. - PIN code574237 - Gram panchayatSangabettu - Community development blockBantval - Census village code617525 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Karpe from nearby towns? - Bantval (sub-district HQ)20 km by road - Mangalore (district HQ)40 km by road - Bantval (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 Karpe? 15 services counted by the Census are inside Karpe; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 - ●Post officeIn village - ●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 - ●Mandi / regular marketIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Sangabettu - ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Sangabettu - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bantwal - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Public bus service5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)16 h summer · 18 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 Karpe known for? The main crops are **coconuts and paddy**. About 35% of the 603 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 Karpe Of every 100 households in Karpe in 2011, 83 had electricity, 90 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 78 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Karpe · ■ Bantval rural average Electricity for lighting ****83%** **92% Toilet within the home ****90%** **91% No toilet (open defecation) ****10%** **9% Tap water ****40%** **33% Drinking water within premises ****57%** **75% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%** **16% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%** **83% Use banking services ****79%** **79% Television ****44%** **58% Mobile phone ****78%** **74% Computer with internet ****0%** **2% Two-wheeler ****9%** **14% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **6% None of these assets ****10%** **7% Own their home ****100%** **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 Karpe? ■ Karpe · ■ Bantval rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****87.3%** **85.8% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1048** **1011 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****736** **942 Working population ****61.6%** **53.4% ### Women and men Literacy is 92.0% for men and 83.0% for women. 69% of men and 55% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 84 (9%) · **■** Farm labourers 210 (22%) · **■** Household industry 361 (38%) · **■** Other work 292 (31%) · **■** Marginal 3 (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 - Tenkakajekar1,826 people - Kudambettu1,742 people - Pilimogru1,708 people - Kodman1,665 people - Eliyanadugodu1,406 people - Tenkabellur1,230 people - Devasyapadur1,160 people - Chelur987 people [All 72 villages in Bantval](https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/dakshina-kannada/bantval/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Karpe?574237 - How far is Karpe from Mangalore?40 km by road - What is the population of Karpe?1,542 (Census 2011) - Which district is Karpe in?Dakshina Kannada district (Bantval sub-district), Karnataka - What is the literacy rate of Karpe?87.3% (Census 2011)