# Nalkuru Village, Beltangadi, Dakshina Kannada (Karnataka) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/dakshina-kannada/beltangadi/nalkuru/ Village · Beltangadi, Dakshina Kannada # Nalkuru Nalkuru is a village in Beltangadi sub-district of Dakshina Kannada district, Karnataka, PIN code **574217**. The 2011 Census counted **1,344 people in 305 households**, the 71st largest of 79 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 82.2%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 83.7%. - 1,344people (2011) - 305households - 82.2%literacy - 574217PIN code ## Nalkuru PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Nalkuru is 574217.** Nalkuru falls in Beltangadi sub-district, Dakshina Kannada district, Karnataka. - PIN code574217 - Gram panchayatBalenja - Community development blockBeltangadi - Census village code617632 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Nalkuru from nearby towns? - Beltangady (sub-district HQ)20 km by road - Mangalore (district HQ)68 km by road - Beltangady (nearest town)20 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 Nalkuru? 14 services counted by the Census are inside Nalkuru; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●ATMIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Kokradi - ○Degree college10+ km · Belyhangady - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Ujire - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds - 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 Nalkuru known for? The main crops are **rubber**. Products made here include beedi. About 31% of the 916 hectares of village land is sown, and 85 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 Nalkuru Of every 100 households in Nalkuru in 2011, 86 had electricity, 95 a toilet at home and 8 cooked with LPG; 66 had a mobile phone, 19 a two-wheeler and 7 a car. ■ Nalkuru · ■ Beltangadi rural average Electricity for lighting ****86%** **76% Toilet within the home ****95%** **90% No toilet (open defecation) ****5%** **9% Tap water ****0%** **19% Drinking water within premises ****74%** **73% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****8%** **15% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****86%** **83% Use banking services ****96%** **90% Television ****47%** **47% Mobile phone ****66%** **72% Computer with internet ****0%** **2% Two-wheeler ****19%** **19% Car / jeep / van ****7%** **7% None of these assets ****5%** **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 Nalkuru? ■ Nalkuru · ■ Beltangadi rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****82.2%** **83.7% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****953** **1020 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****700** **962 Working population ****61.9%** **52.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 87.4% for men and 76.9% for women. 68% of men and 55% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 19 (2%) · **■** Farm labourers 8 (1%) · **■** Household industry 105 (13%) · **■** Other work 346 (42%) · **■** Marginal 354 (43%) 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 - Peradi1,506 people - Balenja1,456 people - Savya1,403 people - Kokradi1,395 people - Badakodi1,337 people - Pilya1,276 people - Sulkerimogru1,196 people - Gunduri1,175 people [All 79 villages in Beltangadi](https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/dakshina-kannada/beltangadi/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Nalkuru?574217 - How far is Nalkuru from Mangalore?68 km by road - What is the population of Nalkuru?1,344 (Census 2011) - Which district is Nalkuru in?Dakshina Kannada district (Beltangadi sub-district), Karnataka - What is the literacy rate of Nalkuru?82.2% (Census 2011)