# Kavalmudur Village, Bantval, Dakshina Kannada (Karnataka)

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Village · Bantval, Dakshina Kannada 

# Kavalmudur

Kavalmudur is a village in Bantval sub-district of Dakshina Kannada district, Karnataka, PIN code **574265**. The 2011 Census counted **4,642 people in 923 households**, the 22nd largest of 72 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 82.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 85.8%.

- 4,642people (2011)
- 923households
- 82.3%literacy
- 574265PIN code

## Kavalmudur PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Kavalmudur is 574265.** Kavalmudur falls in Bantval sub-district, Dakshina Kannada district, Karnataka.

- PIN code574265
- Gram panchayatKavalmudur
- Community development blockBantval
- Census village code617546

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

## How far is Kavalmudur from nearby towns?

- Bantval (sub-district HQ)15 km by road
- Mangalore (district HQ)40 km by road
- Bantval (nearest town)15 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 Kavalmudur?

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

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 8 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt · 1 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 3 govt · 1 private
- ●Secondary 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
- ●National highwayIn 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
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Ajjibettu
- ○Degree college10+ km · Bantval
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Bantwal
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 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 · 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 Kavalmudur known for?

The main crops are **arecanut and paddy**. Products made here include sword manufacture and furniture. About 37% of the 1,563 hectares of village land is sown, and 289 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 Kavalmudur

Of every 100 households in Kavalmudur in 2011, 84 had electricity, 86 a toilet at home and 8 cooked with LPG; 78 had a mobile phone, 14 a two-wheeler and 5 a car.

■ Kavalmudur · ■ Bantval rural average

Electricity for lighting ****84%**

**92%

Toilet within the home ****86%**

**91%

No toilet (open defecation) ****14%**

**9%

Tap water ****27%**

**33%

Drinking water within premises ****72%**

**75%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****8%**

**16%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****91%**

**83%

Use banking services ****76%**

**79%

Television ****50%**

**58%

Mobile phone ****78%**

**74%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****14%**

**14%

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

**6%

None of these assets ****8%**

**7%

Own their home ****96%**

**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 Kavalmudur?

■ Kavalmudur · ■ Bantval rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****82.3%**

**85.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****960**

**1011

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****782**

**942

Working population ****55.5%**

**53.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 88.5% for men and 75.9% for women. 63% of men and 48% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 124 (5%) · **■** Farm labourers 171 (7%) · **■** Household industry 838 (33%) · **■** Other work 1,371 (53%) · **■** Marginal 73 (3%)

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

- Veerakamba5,521 people
- Ammunje5,193 people
- Maninalkur5,106 people
- Kadeshwalya5,026 people
- Vittalmudnoor4,498 people
- Kavalpadur4,449 people
- Sangabettu4,400 people
- Uli4,353 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Kavalmudur?574265
- How far is Kavalmudur from Mangalore?40 km by road
- What is the population of Kavalmudur?4,642 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kavalmudur in?Dakshina Kannada district (Bantval sub-district), Karnataka
- What is the literacy rate of Kavalmudur?82.3% (Census 2011)
