# Veerakamba Village, Bantval, Dakshina Kannada (Karnataka)

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Village · Bantval, Dakshina Kannada 

# Veerakamba

Veerakamba is a village in Bantval sub-district of Dakshina Kannada district, Karnataka, PIN code **574222**. The 2011 Census counted **5,521 people in 1,127 households**, the 18th largest of 72 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 86.0%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 85.8%.

- 5,521people (2011)
- 1,127households
- 86.0%literacy
- 574222PIN code

## Veerakamba PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Veerakamba is 574222.** Veerakamba falls in Bantval sub-district, Dakshina Kannada district, Karnataka.

- PIN code574222
- Gram panchayatVeerakamba
- Community development blockBantval
- Census village code617577

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

## How far is Veerakamba from nearby towns?

- Bantval (sub-district HQ)12 km by road
- Mangalore (district HQ)38 km by road
- Bantval (nearest town)12 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 Veerakamba?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 2
- ●Family welfare centreIn village · 2
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Public libraryIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Mani
- ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Kalladka
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Vittala
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)20 h summer · 10 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 Veerakamba known for?

The main crops are **arecanut and cashew nut**. About 53% of the 941 hectares of village land is sown, and 252 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 Veerakamba

Of every 100 households in Veerakamba in 2011, 95 had electricity, 93 a toilet at home and 16 cooked with LPG; 67 had a mobile phone, 15 a two-wheeler and 7 a car.

■ Veerakamba · ■ Bantval rural average

Electricity for lighting ****95%**

**92%

Toilet within the home ****93%**

**91%

No toilet (open defecation) ****6%**

**9%

Tap water ****35%**

**33%

Drinking water within premises ****82%**

**75%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****16%**

**16%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****82%**

**83%

Use banking services ****60%**

**79%

Television ****64%**

**58%

Mobile phone ****67%**

**74%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****15%**

**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 Veerakamba?

■ Veerakamba · ■ Bantval rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****86.0%**

**85.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****994**

**1011

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****975**

**942

Working population ****57.7%**

**53.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 91.5% for men and 80.5% for women. 64% of men and 51% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 77 (2%) · **■** Farm labourers 8 (0%) · **■** Household industry 1,186 (37%) · **■** Other work 1,830 (57%) · **■** Marginal 87 (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

- Alike5,840 people
- Balepuni5,619 people
- Kedila5,577 people
- Amtady5,574 people
- Ammunje5,193 people
- Maninalkur5,106 people
- Kadeshwalya5,026 people
- Kavalmudur4,642 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Veerakamba?574222
- How far is Veerakamba from Mangalore?38 km by road
- What is the population of Veerakamba?5,521 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Veerakamba in?Dakshina Kannada district (Bantval sub-district), Karnataka
- What is the literacy rate of Veerakamba?86.0% (Census 2011)