# Kalanja Village, Beltangadi, Dakshina Kannada (Karnataka) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/dakshina-kannada/beltangadi/kalanja/ Village · Beltangadi, Dakshina Kannada # Kalanja Kalanja is a village in Beltangadi sub-district of Dakshina Kannada district, Karnataka, PIN code **574216**. The 2011 Census counted **4,988 people in 1,057 households**, the 10th largest of 79 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 79.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 83.7%. - 4,988people (2011) - 1,057households - 79.4%literacy - 574216PIN code ## Kalanja PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Kalanja is 574216.** Kalanja falls in Beltangadi sub-district, Dakshina Kannada district, Karnataka. - PIN code574216 - Gram panchayatNidle - Community development blockBeltangadi - Census village code617678 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Kalanja from nearby towns? - Beltangady (sub-district HQ)24 km by road - Mangalore (district HQ)77 km by road - Beltangady (nearest town)24 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 Kalanja? 17 services counted by the Census are inside Kalanja; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 - ●Post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public 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 · Kokkada - ○Degree college10+ km · Ujire - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Ujire - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 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, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river - Electricity (2011)16 h summer · 24 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 Kalanja known for? The main crops are **rubber**. Products made here include beedi. About 13% of the 4,910 hectares of village land is sown, and 210 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 Kalanja Of every 100 households in Kalanja in 2011, 61 had electricity, 84 a toilet at home and 6 cooked with LPG; 65 had a mobile phone, 17 a two-wheeler and 7 a car. ■ Kalanja · ■ Beltangadi rural average Electricity for lighting ****61%** **76% Toilet within the home ****84%** **90% No toilet (open defecation) ****16%** **9% Tap water ****8%** **19% Drinking water within premises ****66%** **73% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****6%** **15% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****92%** **83% Use banking services ****90%** **90% Television ****30%** **47% Mobile phone ****65%** **72% Computer with internet ****0%** **2% Two-wheeler ****17%** **19% Car / jeep / van ****7%** **7% None of these assets ****6%** **7% Own their home ****97%** **94% 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 Kalanja? ■ Kalanja · ■ Beltangadi rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****79.4%** **83.7% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1009** **1020 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****953** **962 Working population ****50.7%** **52.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 86.1% for men and 72.7% for women. 65% of men and 36% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 208 (8%) · **■** Farm labourers 131 (5%) · **■** Household industry 47 (2%) · **■** Other work 1,613 (64%) · **■** Marginal 528 (21%) 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 Beltangadi - Machina5,234 people - Charmadi5,169 people - Koyyur5,130 people - Kokkada5,127 people - Thannirpantha4,800 people - Belalu4,608 people - Maladi4,459 people - Indabettu4,295 people [All 79 villages in Beltangadi](https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/dakshina-kannada/beltangadi/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Kalanja?574216 - How far is Kalanja from Mangalore?77 km by road - What is the population of Kalanja?4,988 (Census 2011) - Which district is Kalanja in?Dakshina Kannada district (Beltangadi sub-district), Karnataka - What is the literacy rate of Kalanja?79.4% (Census 2011)