# Kepu Village, Bantval, Dakshina Kannada (Karnataka) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/dakshina-kannada/bantval/kepu/ Village · Bantval, Dakshina Kannada # Kepu Kepu is a village in Bantval sub-district of Dakshina Kannada district, Karnataka, PIN code **574243**. The 2011 Census counted **6,166 people in 1,189 households**, the 13th largest of 72 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 89.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 85.8%. - 6,166people (2011) - 1,189households - 89.4%literacy - 574243PIN code ## Kepu PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Kepu is 574243.** Kepu falls in Bantval sub-district, Dakshina Kannada district, Karnataka. - PIN code574243 - Gram panchayatKepu - Community development blockBantval - Census village code617595 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Kepu from nearby towns? - Bantval (sub-district HQ)28 km by road - Mangalore (district HQ)52 km by road - Puttur (nearest town)18 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 Kepu? 25 services counted by the Census are inside Kepu; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 5 govt · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 5 govt · 1 private - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 2 - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●TB clinicIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 2 - ●Post officeIn village - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●State 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 - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree college5–10 km · Vitla - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Vittla - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 15 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 Kepu known for? The main crops are **arecanut and coconut**. About 40% of the 1,585 hectares of village land is sown, and 255 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 Kepu Of every 100 households in Kepu in 2011, 91 had electricity, 96 a toilet at home and 17 cooked with LPG; 48 had a mobile phone, 13 a two-wheeler and 7 a car. ■ Kepu · ■ Bantval rural average Electricity for lighting ****91%** **92% Toilet within the home ****96%** **91% No toilet (open defecation) ****4%** **9% Tap water ****8%** **33% Drinking water within premises ****78%** **75% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****17%** **16% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****82%** **83% Use banking services ****76%** **79% Television ****60%** **58% Mobile phone ****48%** **74% Computer with internet ****2%** **2% Two-wheeler ****13%** **14% Car / jeep / van ****7%** **6% None of these assets ****8%** **7% Own their home ****94%** **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 Kepu? ■ Kepu · ■ Bantval rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****89.4%** **85.8% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****978** **1011 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1041** **942 Working population ****44.2%** **53.4% ### Women and men Literacy is 93.7% for men and 84.9% for women. 59% of men and 29% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 66 (2%) · **■** Farm labourers 22 (1%) · **■** Household industry 432 (16%) · **■** Other work 1,721 (63%) · **■** Marginal 487 (18%) 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 - Phajeer6,550 people - Golthamajal6,377 people - Balthila6,272 people - Karopady6,188 people - Alike5,840 people - Balepuni5,619 people - Kedila5,577 people - Amtady5,574 people [All 72 villages in Bantval](https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/dakshina-kannada/bantval/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Kepu?574243 - How far is Kepu from Mangalore?52 km by road - What is the population of Kepu?6,166 (Census 2011) - Which district is Kepu in?Dakshina Kannada district (Bantval sub-district), Karnataka - What is the literacy rate of Kepu?89.4% (Census 2011)