# Urvalu Village, Beltangadi, Dakshina Kannada (Karnataka)

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Village · Beltangadi, Dakshina Kannada 

# Urvalu

Urvalu is a village in Beltangadi sub-district of Dakshina Kannada district, Karnataka, PIN code **574326**. The 2011 Census counted **3,926 people in 748 households**, the 21st largest of 79 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 85.4%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 83.7%.

- 3,926people (2011)
- 748households
- 85.4%literacy
- 574326PIN code

## Urvalu PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Urvalu is 574326.** Urvalu falls in Beltangadi sub-district, Dakshina Kannada district, Karnataka.

- PIN code574326
- Gram panchayatKaniyooru
- Community development blockBeltangadi
- Census village code617670

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

## How far is Urvalu from nearby towns?

- Beltangady (sub-district HQ)18 km by road
- Mangalore (district HQ)65 km by road
- Beltangady (nearest town)18 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 Urvalu?

16 services counted by the Census are inside Urvalu; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt · 1 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt · 1 private
- ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn 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
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Kaniyoor
- ○Degree college10+ km · Melonthbettu
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Laila
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 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 Urvalu known for?

The main crops are **arecanut and rubber**. Products made here include beedi and paper plate. About 28% of the 1,222 hectares of village land is sown, and 222 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 Urvalu

Of every 100 households in Urvalu in 2011, 79 had electricity, 86 a toilet at home and 15 cooked with LPG; 68 had a mobile phone, 14 a two-wheeler and 7 a car.

■ Urvalu · ■ Beltangadi rural average

Electricity for lighting ****79%**

**76%

Toilet within the home ****86%**

**90%

No toilet (open defecation) ****10%**

**9%

Tap water ****21%**

**19%

Drinking water within premises ****84%**

**73%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****15%**

**15%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****83%**

**83%

Use banking services ****93%**

**90%

Television ****41%**

**47%

Mobile phone ****68%**

**72%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****14%**

**19%

Car / jeep / van ****7%**

**7%

None of these assets ****8%**

**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 Urvalu?

■ Urvalu · ■ Beltangadi rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****85.4%**

**83.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****969**

**1020

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****982**

**962

Working population ****55.9%**

**52.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 91.4% for men and 79.2% for women. 61% of men and 51% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 45 (2%) · **■** Farm labourers 10 (0%) · **■** Household industry 581 (26%) · **■** Other work 1,270 (58%) · **■** Marginal 289 (13%)

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

- Bandaru4,011 people
- Mithabagilu4,002 people
- Naravi3,950 people
- Karaya3,948 people
- Kaniyooru3,922 people
- Kaliya3,792 people
- Kalamanja3,709 people
- Thotathadi3,591 people

[All 79 villages in Beltangadi](https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/dakshina-kannada/beltangadi/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Urvalu?574326
- How far is Urvalu from Mangalore?65 km by road
- What is the population of Urvalu?3,926 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Urvalu in?Dakshina Kannada district (Beltangadi sub-district), Karnataka
- What is the literacy rate of Urvalu?85.4% (Census 2011)
