# Badagayekkaru Village, Mangalore, Dakshina Kannada (Karnataka) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/dakshina-kannada/mangalore/badagayekkaru/ Village · Mangalore, Dakshina Kannada # Badagayekkaru Badagayekkaru is a village in Mangalore sub-district of Dakshina Kannada district, Karnataka, PIN code **574509**. The 2011 Census counted **2,467 people in 600 households**, the 37th largest of 74 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 86.5%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 87.2%. - 2,467people (2011) - 600households - 86.5%literacy - 574509PIN code ## Badagayekkaru PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Badagayekkaru is 574509.** Badagayekkaru falls in Mangalore sub-district, Dakshina Kannada district, Karnataka. - PIN code574509 - Gram panchayatYekkaru - Community development blockMangalore - Census village code617476 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Badagayekkaru from nearby towns? - Mangalore (sub-district HQ)24 km by road - Mangalore (district HQ)24 km by road - Mulki (nearest town)11 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 Badagayekkaru? 15 services counted by the Census are inside Badagayekkaru; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 - ●Sub 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 - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Malavoor - ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Kateel - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Mangalore - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public libraryunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)20 h summer · 18 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 Badagayekkaru known for? The main crops are **paddy and coconut**. About 5% of the 1,011 hectares of village land is sown, and 36 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 Badagayekkaru Of every 100 households in Badagayekkaru in 2011, 88 had electricity, 85 a toilet at home and 20 cooked with LPG; 54 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 4 a car. ■ Badagayekkaru · ■ Mangalore rural average Electricity for lighting ****88%** **92% Toilet within the home ****85%** **91% No toilet (open defecation) ****15%** **9% Tap water ****26%** **33% Drinking water within premises ****47%** **78% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****20%** **30% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****79%** **69% Use banking services ****83%** **90% Television ****58%** **66% Mobile phone ****54%** **77% Computer with internet ****2%** **2% Two-wheeler ****9%** **15% Car / jeep / van ****4%** **6% None of these assets ****21%** **8% Own their home ****97%** **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 Badagayekkaru? ■ Badagayekkaru · ■ Mangalore rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****86.5%** **87.2% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1042** **1047 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****978** **933 Working population ****52.6%** **50.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 91.8% for men and 81.5% for women. 63% of men and 43% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 74 (6%) · **■** Farm labourers 21 (2%) · **■** Household industry 317 (24%) · **■** Other work 620 (48%) · **■** Marginal 265 (20%) 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 - Moodumarnadu2,611 people - Kompadavu2,582 people - Paladka2,543 people - Kolavooru2,491 people - Kondemula2,378 people - Aikala2,332 people - Muchur2,294 people - Hosabettu2,260 people [All 74 villages in Mangalore](https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/dakshina-kannada/mangalore/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Badagayekkaru?574509 - How far is Badagayekkaru from Mangalore?24 km by road - What is the population of Badagayekkaru?2,467 (Census 2011) - Which district is Badagayekkaru in?Dakshina Kannada district (Mangalore sub-district), Karnataka - What is the literacy rate of Badagayekkaru?86.5% (Census 2011)