# Kurnad Village, Bantval, Dakshina Kannada (Karnataka) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/dakshina-kannada/bantval/kurnad/ Village · Bantval, Dakshina Kannada # Kurnad Kurnad is a village in Bantval sub-district of Dakshina Kannada district, Karnataka, PIN code **574153**. The 2011 Census counted **2,718 people in 571 households**, the 47th largest of 72 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 88.4%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 85.8%. - 2,718people (2011) - 571households - 88.4%literacy - 574153PIN code ## Kurnad PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Kurnad is 574153.** Kurnad falls in Bantval sub-district, Dakshina Kannada district, Karnataka. - PIN code574153 - Gram panchayatKurnad - Community development blockBantval - Census village code617562 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Kurnad from nearby towns? - Bantval (sub-district HQ)17 km by road - Mangalore (district HQ)24 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 Kurnad? 27 services counted by the Census are inside Kurnad; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 private - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 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 - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 - ●Post officeIn village - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Commercial bankIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree college5–10 km · Karangala - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Karangala - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Public bus service5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)20 h summer · 19 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 Kurnad known for? The main crops are **coconuts and paddy**. About 56% of the 636 hectares of village land is sown, and 180 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 Kurnad Of every 100 households in Kurnad in 2011, 98 had electricity, 98 a toilet at home and 38 cooked with LPG; 87 had a mobile phone, 14 a two-wheeler and 7 a car. ■ Kurnad · ■ Bantval rural average Electricity for lighting ****98%** **92% Toilet within the home ****98%** **91% No toilet (open defecation) ****1%** **9% Tap water ****28%** **33% Drinking water within premises ****67%** **75% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****38%** **16% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****60%** **83% Use banking services ****80%** **79% Television ****78%** **58% Mobile phone ****87%** **74% Computer with internet ****3%** **2% Two-wheeler ****14%** **14% Car / jeep / van ****7%** **6% None of these assets ****2%** **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 Kurnad? ■ Kurnad · ■ Bantval rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****88.4%** **85.8% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****985** **1011 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****821** **942 Working population ****53.1%** **53.4% ### Women and men Literacy is 93.2% for men and 83.5% for women. 64% of men and 42% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 35 (2%) · **■** Farm labourers 20 (1%) · **■** Household industry 304 (21%) · **■** Other work 935 (65%) · **■** Marginal 149 (10%) 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 - Peruvai3,062 people - Peraje2,942 people - Badagakajekar2,919 people - Barimar2,919 people - Salethur2,698 people - Kadabettu2,580 people - Ajjibettu2,460 people - Ananthadi2,444 people [All 72 villages in Bantval](https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/dakshina-kannada/bantval/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Kurnad?574153 - How far is Kurnad from Mangalore?24 km by road - What is the population of Kurnad?2,718 (Census 2011) - Which district is Kurnad in?Dakshina Kannada district (Bantval sub-district), Karnataka - What is the literacy rate of Kurnad?88.4% (Census 2011)