# Aikala Village, Mangalore, Dakshina Kannada (Karnataka) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/dakshina-kannada/mangalore/aikala/ Village · Mangalore, Dakshina Kannada # Aikala Aikala is a village in Mangalore sub-district of Dakshina Kannada district, Karnataka, PIN code **574141**. The 2011 Census counted **2,332 people in 550 households**, the 39th largest of 74 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 87.8%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 87.2%. - 2,332people (2011) - 550households - 87.8%literacy - 574141PIN code ## Aikala PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Aikala is 574141.** Aikala falls in Mangalore sub-district, Dakshina Kannada district, Karnataka. - PIN code574141 - Gram panchayatAikala - Community development blockMangalore - Census village code617441 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Aikala from nearby towns? - Mangalore (sub-district HQ)35 km by road - Mangalore (district HQ)35 km by road - Mulki (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 Aikala? 21 services counted by the Census are inside Aikala; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Degree collegeIn village · 1 private - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 2 - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 2 - ●Post officeIn village - ●Sub 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 - ●Commercial bankIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Mandi / regular marketIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Talipady - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river - Electricity (2011)23 h summer · 20 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 Aikala known for? The main crops are **paddy and arecanut**. About 28% of the 696 hectares of village land is sown, and 69 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 Aikala Of every 100 households in Aikala in 2011, 91 had electricity, 85 a toilet at home and 40 cooked with LPG; 63 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 6 a car. ■ Aikala · ■ Mangalore rural average Electricity for lighting ****91%** **92% Toilet within the home ****85%** **91% No toilet (open defecation) ****15%** **9% Tap water ****21%** **33% Drinking water within premises ****81%** **78% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****40%** **30% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****57%** **69% Use banking services ****89%** **90% Television ****70%** **66% Mobile phone ****63%** **77% Computer with internet ****3%** **2% Two-wheeler ****12%** **15% Car / jeep / van ****6%** **6% None of these assets ****17%** **8% Own their home ****78%** **93% 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 Aikala? ■ Aikala · ■ Mangalore rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****87.8%** **87.2% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1124** **1047 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1021** **933 Working population ****43.8%** **50.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 91.7% for men and 84.4% for women. 59% of men and 30% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 116 (11%) · **■** Farm labourers 8 (1%) · **■** Household industry 140 (14%) · **■** Other work 708 (69%) · **■** Marginal 49 (5%) 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 Mangalore - Paladka2,543 people - Kolavooru2,491 people - Badagayekkaru2,467 people - Kondemula2,378 people - Muchur2,294 people - Hosabettu2,260 people - Permude2,242 people - Sasihithlu2,228 people [All 74 villages in Mangalore](https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/dakshina-kannada/mangalore/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Aikala?574141 - How far is Aikala from Mangalore?35 km by road - What is the population of Aikala?2,332 (Census 2011) - Which district is Aikala in?Dakshina Kannada district (Mangalore sub-district), Karnataka - What is the literacy rate of Aikala?87.8% (Census 2011)