# Phajeer Village, Bantval, Dakshina Kannada (Karnataka) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/dakshina-kannada/bantval/phajeer/ Village · Bantval, Dakshina Kannada # Phajeer Phajeer is a village in Bantval sub-district of Dakshina Kannada district, Karnataka, PIN code **574199**. The 2011 Census counted **6,550 people in 1,267 households**, the 9th largest of 72 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 87.3%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 85.8%. - 6,550people (2011) - 1,267households - 87.3%literacy - 574199PIN code ## Phajeer PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Phajeer is 574199.** Phajeer falls in Bantval sub-district, Dakshina Kannada district, Karnataka. - PIN code574199 - Gram panchayatPhajeer - Community development blockBantval - Census village code617563 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Phajeer from nearby towns? - Bantval (sub-district HQ)23 km by road - Mangalore (district HQ)23 km by road - Bantval (nearest town)23 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 Phajeer? 14 services counted by the Census are inside Phajeer; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt · 4 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 3 govt · 4 private - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 2 - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 2 - ●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 - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Kurnad - ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Karangala - ○ITI / vocational schoolunder 5 km · Kairangala - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Public bus service5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public libraryunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)20 h summer · 22 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 Phajeer known for? The main crops are **paddy and coconut**. Products made here include coconut oil. About 31% of the 1,285 hectares of village land is sown, and 237 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 Phajeer Of every 100 households in Phajeer in 2011, 96 had electricity, 96 a toilet at home and 30 cooked with LPG; 82 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 7 a car. ■ Phajeer · ■ Bantval rural average Electricity for lighting ****96%** **92% Toilet within the home ****96%** **91% No toilet (open defecation) ****4%** **9% Tap water ****30%** **33% Drinking water within premises ****67%** **75% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****30%** **16% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****64%** **83% Use banking services ****83%** **79% Television ****62%** **58% Mobile phone ****82%** **74% Computer with internet ****2%** **2% Two-wheeler ****12%** **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 Phajeer? ■ Phajeer · ■ Bantval rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****87.3%** **85.8% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****992** **1011 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****978** **942 Working population ****49.1%** **53.4% ### Women and men Literacy is 92.9% for men and 81.6% for women. 59% of men and 39% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 179 (6%) · **■** Farm labourers 216 (7%) · **■** Household industry 781 (24%) · **■** Other work 1,660 (52%) · **■** Marginal 381 (12%) 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 - Sajipamuda7,609 people - Ira7,376 people - Vittalpadanur6,589 people - Naringana6,562 people - Golthamajal6,377 people - Balthila6,272 people - Karopady6,188 people - Kepu6,166 people [All 72 villages in Bantval](https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/dakshina-kannada/bantval/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Phajeer?574199 - How far is Phajeer from Mangalore?23 km by road - What is the population of Phajeer?6,550 (Census 2011) - Which district is Phajeer in?Dakshina Kannada district (Bantval sub-district), Karnataka - What is the literacy rate of Phajeer?87.3% (Census 2011)