# Salethur Village, Bantval, Dakshina Kannada (Karnataka) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/dakshina-kannada/bantval/salethur/ Village · Bantval, Dakshina Kannada # Salethur Salethur is a village in Bantval sub-district of Dakshina Kannada district, Karnataka, PIN code **574323**. The 2011 Census counted **2,698 people in 486 households**, the 48th largest of 72 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 84.9%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 85.8%. - 2,698people (2011) - 486households - 84.9%literacy - 574323PIN code ## Salethur PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Salethur is 574323.** Salethur falls in Bantval sub-district, Dakshina Kannada district, Karnataka. - PIN code574323 - Gram panchayatKolandu - Community development blockBantval - Census village code617586 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Salethur from nearby towns? - Bantval (sub-district HQ)22 km by road - Mangalore (district HQ)35 km by road - Bantval (nearest town)22 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 Salethur? 18 services counted by the Census are inside Salethur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 - ●Post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Railway stationIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Commercial bankIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Mani - ○Degree college10+ km · Vitla - ○ITI / vocational schoolunder 5 km · Vitla - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Public bus service5–10 km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river - Electricity (2011)18 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 Salethur known for? The main crops are **arecanut and cashew nut**. About 70% of the 530 hectares of village land is sown, and 198 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 Salethur Of every 100 households in Salethur in 2011, 96 had electricity, 91 a toilet at home and 8 cooked with LPG; 70 had a mobile phone, 14 a two-wheeler and 8 a car. ■ Salethur · ■ Bantval rural average Electricity for lighting ****96%** **92% Toilet within the home ****91%** **91% No toilet (open defecation) ****9%** **9% Tap water ****14%** **33% Drinking water within premises ****72%** **75% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****8%** **16% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****90%** **83% Use banking services ****92%** **79% Television ****53%** **58% Mobile phone ****70%** **74% Computer with internet ****1%** **2% Two-wheeler ****14%** **14% Car / jeep / van ****8%** **6% None of these assets ****5%** **7% Own their home ****96%** **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 Salethur? ■ Salethur · ■ Bantval rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****84.9%** **85.8% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****952** **1011 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****806** **942 Working population ****50.3%** **53.4% ### Women and men Literacy is 92.9% for men and 76.8% for women. 58% of men and 43% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 15 (1%) · **■** Farm labourers 6 (0%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 1,249 (92%) · **■** Marginal 87 (6%) 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 - Peraje2,942 people - Badagakajekar2,919 people - Barimar2,919 people - Kurnad2,718 people - Kadabettu2,580 people - Ajjibettu2,460 people - Ananthadi2,444 people - Shambhoor2,379 people [All 72 villages in Bantval](https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/dakshina-kannada/bantval/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Salethur?574323 - How far is Salethur from Mangalore?35 km by road - What is the population of Salethur?2,698 (Census 2011) - Which district is Salethur in?Dakshina Kannada district (Bantval sub-district), Karnataka - What is the literacy rate of Salethur?84.9% (Census 2011)