Village · Beltangadi, Dakshina Kannada
# Kokkada

Kokkada is a village in Beltangadi sub-district of Dakshina Kannada district, Karnataka, PIN code 574198. The 2011 Census counted 5,127 people in 1,109 households, the 9th largest of 79 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 83.0%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 83.7%.
- 5,127 people (2011)
- 1,109 households
- 83.0% literacy
- 574198 PIN code

## Kokkada PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Kokkada is 574198. Kokkada falls in Beltangadi sub-district, Dakshina Kannada district, Karnataka.
- PIN code 574198
- Gram panchayat Kokkada
- Community development block Beltangadi
- Census village code 617681

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Kokkada from nearby towns?
- Beltangady (sub-district HQ) 32 km by road
- Mangalore (district HQ) 80 km by road
- Beltangady (nearest town) 32 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Kokkada?

27 services counted by the Census are inside Kokkada; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Pre-primary school In village · 1 private
- ● Primary school In village · 2 govt · 1 private
- ● Middle school In village · 1 govt
- ● Secondary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Senior secondary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Primary health centre In village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ● Health sub-centre In village · 2
- ● Maternity & child welfare centre In village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ● TB clinic In village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ● Alternative medicine hospital In village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ● Veterinary hospital In village · 1
- ● Family welfare centre In village · 2
- ● Post office In village
- ● Sub post office In village
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● Internet / Common Service Centre In village
- ● Public bus service In village
- ● Private bus service In village
- ● State highway In village
- ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village
- ● All-weather road In village
- ● Commercial bank In village
- ● Ration (PDS) shop In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village
- ● Sports field In village
- ● Polling station In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Ujire
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Ujire
- ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km
- ○ Dispensary 10+ km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ ATM 5–10 km
- ○ Mandi / regular market 5–10 km
- ○ Public library under 5 km

### Water and power
- Drinking water untreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011) 16 h summer · 24 h winter

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Kokkada known for?

The main crops are arecanut and cashew nut. Products made here include rubber sheets. About 45% of the 2,308 hectares of village land is sown, and 368 hectares are irrigated.

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## Homes and amenities in Kokkada

Of every 100 households in Kokkada in 2011, 82 had electricity, 94 a toilet at home and 12 cooked with LPG; 76 had a mobile phone, 25 a two-wheeler and 7 a car.

■ Kokkada · ■ Beltangadi rural average
- Electricity for lighting 82% 76%
- Toilet within the home 94% 90%
- No toilet (open defecation) 6% 9%
- Tap water 22% 19%
- Drinking water within premises 80% 73%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 12% 15%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 87% 83%
- Use banking services 98% 90%
- Television 49% 47%
- Mobile phone 76% 72%
- Computer with internet 1% 2%
- Two-wheeler 25% 19%
- Car / jeep / van 7% 7%
- None of these assets 6% 7%
- Own their home 93% 94%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Kokkada?

■ Kokkada · ■ Beltangadi rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 83.0% 83.7%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1062 1020
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 1159 962
- Working population 50.6% 52.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 89.6% for men and 76.8% for women. 62% of men and 40% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 129 (5%) · ■ Farm labourers 116 (4%) · ■ Household industry 726 (28%) · ■ Other work 1,538 (59%) · ■ Marginal 85 (3%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Beltangadi
- Ilanthila 5,552 people
- Machina 5,234 people
- Charmadi 5,169 people
- Koyyur 5,130 people
- Kalanja 4,988 people
- Thannirpantha 4,800 people
- Belalu 4,608 people
- Maladi 4,459 people

All 79 villages in Beltangadi

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Kokkada? 574198
- How far is Kokkada from Mangalore? 80 km by road
- What is the population of Kokkada? 5,127 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kokkada in? Dakshina Kannada district (Beltangadi sub-district), Karnataka
- What is the literacy rate of Kokkada? 83.0% (Census 2011)

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