# Peraje Village, Bantval, Dakshina Kannada (Karnataka) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/dakshina-kannada/bantval/peraje/ Village · Bantval, Dakshina Kannada # Peraje Peraje is a village in Bantval sub-district of Dakshina Kannada district, Karnataka, PIN code **574253**. The 2011 Census counted **2,942 people in 578 households**, the 44th largest of 72 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 84.5%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 85.8%. - 2,942people (2011) - 578households - 84.5%literacy - 574253PIN code ## Peraje PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Peraje is 574253.** Peraje falls in Bantval sub-district, Dakshina Kannada district, Karnataka. - PIN code574253 - Gram panchayatMani - Community development blockBantval - Census village code617580 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Peraje from nearby towns? - Bantval (sub-district HQ)18 km by road - Mangalore (district HQ)42 km by road - Bantval (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 Peraje? 18 services counted by the Census are inside Peraje; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 - ●Post officeIn village - ●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 - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Mani - ○Degree college10+ km · Puttur - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Puttur - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Railway stationunder 5 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)16 h summer · 23 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 Peraje known for? The main crops are **paddy and coconut**. About 49% of the 518 hectares of village land is sown, and 149 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 Peraje Of every 100 households in Peraje in 2011, 94 had electricity, 89 a toilet at home and 20 cooked with LPG; 74 had a mobile phone, 17 a two-wheeler and 9 a car. ■ Peraje · ■ Bantval rural average Electricity for lighting ****94%** **92% Toilet within the home ****89%** **91% No toilet (open defecation) ****11%** **9% Tap water ****39%** **33% Drinking water within premises ****81%** **75% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****20%** **16% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****78%** **83% Use banking services ****68%** **79% Television ****60%** **58% Mobile phone ****74%** **74% Computer with internet ****5%** **2% Two-wheeler ****17%** **14% Car / jeep / van ****9%** **6% None of these assets ****5%** **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 Peraje? ■ Peraje · ■ Bantval rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****84.5%** **85.8% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1015** **1011 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****955** **942 Working population ****50.0%** **53.4% ### Women and men Literacy is 91.4% for men and 77.8% for women. 58% of men and 42% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 55 (4%) · **■** Farm labourers 41 (3%) · **■** Household industry 457 (31%) · **■** Other work 865 (59%) · **■** Marginal 54 (4%) 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 - Amtoor3,115 people - Meremajalu3,106 people - Panjikal3,092 people - Peruvai3,062 people - Badagakajekar2,919 people - Barimar2,919 people - Kurnad2,718 people - Salethur2,698 people [All 72 villages in Bantval](https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/dakshina-kannada/bantval/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Peraje?574253 - How far is Peraje from Mangalore?42 km by road - What is the population of Peraje?2,942 (Census 2011) - Which district is Peraje in?Dakshina Kannada district (Bantval sub-district), Karnataka - What is the literacy rate of Peraje?84.5% (Census 2011)