# Panjikal Village, Bantval, Dakshina Kannada (Karnataka)

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Village · Bantval, Dakshina Kannada 

# Panjikal

Panjikal is a village in Bantval sub-district of Dakshina Kannada district, Karnataka, PIN code **574211**. The 2011 Census counted **3,092 people in 634 households**, the 42nd largest of 72 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 83.5%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 85.8%.

- 3,092people (2011)
- 634households
- 83.5%literacy
- 574211PIN code

## Panjikal PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Panjikal is 574211.** Panjikal falls in Bantval sub-district, Dakshina Kannada district, Karnataka.

- PIN code574211
- Gram panchayatPanjikal
- Community development blockBantval
- Census village code617533

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

## How far is Panjikal from nearby towns?

- Bantval (sub-district HQ)9 km by road
- Mangalore (district HQ)31 km by road
- Bantval (nearest town)9 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 Panjikal?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●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
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Bantval
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Bantval
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Bantwal
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ 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 Panjikal known for?

The main crops are **coconuts and rubber**. Products made here include soft drinks and cement blocks. About 35% of the 753 hectares of village land is sown, and 148 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 Panjikal

Of every 100 households in Panjikal in 2011, 94 had electricity, 96 a toilet at home and 9 cooked with LPG; 60 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 6 a car.

■ Panjikal · ■ Bantval rural average

Electricity for lighting ****94%**

**92%

Toilet within the home ****96%**

**91%

No toilet (open defecation) ****4%**

**9%

Tap water ****51%**

**33%

Drinking water within premises ****67%**

**75%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****9%**

**16%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****90%**

**83%

Use banking services ****97%**

**79%

Television ****64%**

**58%

Mobile phone ****60%**

**74%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****10%**

**14%

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

**6%

None of these assets ****11%**

**7%

Own their home ****97%**

**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 Panjikal?

■ Panjikal · ■ Bantval rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****83.5%**

**85.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1050**

**1011

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****954**

**942

Working population ****59.8%**

**53.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 90.2% for men and 77.2% for women. 64% of men and 56% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 149 (8%) · **■** Farm labourers 23 (1%) · **■** Household industry 580 (31%) · **■** Other work 1,040 (56%) · **■** Marginal 58 (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

- Manila3,120 people
- Kukkipady3,116 people
- Amtoor3,115 people
- Meremajalu3,106 people
- Peruvai3,062 people
- Peraje2,942 people
- Badagakajekar2,919 people
- Barimar2,919 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Panjikal?574211
- How far is Panjikal from Mangalore?31 km by road
- What is the population of Panjikal?3,092 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Panjikal in?Dakshina Kannada district (Bantval sub-district), Karnataka
- What is the literacy rate of Panjikal?83.5% (Census 2011)
