# Kalavar Village, Mangalore, Dakshina Kannada (Karnataka) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/dakshina-kannada/mangalore/kalavar/ Village · Mangalore, Dakshina Kannada # Kalavar Kalavar is a village in Mangalore sub-district of Dakshina Kannada district, Karnataka, PIN code **574142**. The 2011 Census counted **1,115 people in 233 households**, the 68th largest of 74 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 89.0%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 87.2%. - 1,115people (2011) - 233households - 89.0%literacy - 574142PIN code ## Kalavar PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Kalavar is 574142.** Kalavar falls in Mangalore sub-district, Dakshina Kannada district, Karnataka. - PIN code574142 - Gram panchayatBala - Community development blockMangalore - Census village code617479 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Kalavar from nearby towns? - Mangalore (sub-district HQ)5 km by road - Mangalore (district HQ)5 km by road - Mangalore (nearest town)5 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 Kalavar? 11 services counted by the Census are inside Kalavar; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Bajpe - ○Degree college5–10 km · Suratkal - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Kolambe - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km - ○Public libraryunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)22 h summer · 22 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 Kalavar known for? The main crops are **paddy and arecanut**. About 2% of the 330 hectares of village land is sown, and 8 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 Kalavar Of every 100 households in Kalavar in 2011, 98 had electricity, 100 a toilet at home and 42 cooked with LPG; 83 had a mobile phone, 14 a two-wheeler and 8 a car. ■ Kalavar · ■ Mangalore rural average Electricity for lighting ****98%** **92% Toilet within the home ****100%** **91% No toilet (open defecation) ****0%** **9% Tap water ****80%** **33% Drinking water within premises ****84%** **78% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****42%** **30% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****57%** **69% Use banking services ****88%** **90% Television ****74%** **66% Mobile phone ****83%** **77% Computer with internet ****5%** **2% Two-wheeler ****14%** **15% Car / jeep / van ****8%** **6% None of these assets ****5%** **8% Own their home ****95%** **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 Kalavar? ■ Kalavar · ■ Mangalore rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****89.0%** **87.2% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****991** **1047 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****776** **933 Working population ****43.2%** **50.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 93.9% for men and 84.1% for women. 59% of men and 27% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 1 (0%) · **■** Farm labourers 1 (0%) · **■** Household industry 57 (12%) · **■** Other work 420 (87%) · **■** Marginal 3 (1%) 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 - Nadugodu1,454 people - Kellaputhige1,364 people - Padupanamboor1,326 people - Padukonaje1,313 people - Ulipady1,032 people - Karnire920 people - Elathur889 people - Kollur778 people [All 74 villages in Mangalore](https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/dakshina-kannada/mangalore/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Kalavar?574142 - How far is Kalavar from Mangalore?5 km by road - What is the population of Kalavar?1,115 (Census 2011) - Which district is Kalavar in?Dakshina Kannada district (Mangalore sub-district), Karnataka - What is the literacy rate of Kalavar?89.0% (Census 2011)