# Karnire Village, Mangalore, Dakshina Kannada (Karnataka)

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Village · Mangalore, Dakshina Kannada 

# Karnire

Karnire is a village in Mangalore sub-district of Dakshina Kannada district, Karnataka, PIN code **574154**. The 2011 Census counted **920 people in 204 households**, the 70th largest of 74 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 91.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 87.2%.

- 920people (2011)
- 204households
- 91.1%literacy
- 574154PIN code

## Karnire PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Karnire is 574154.** Karnire falls in Mangalore sub-district, Dakshina Kannada district, Karnataka.

- PIN code574154
- Gram panchayatBalkunje
- Community development blockMangalore
- Census village code617426

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

## How far is Karnire from nearby towns?

- Mangalore (sub-district HQ)38 km by road
- Mangalore (district HQ)38 km by road
- Mulki (nearest town)8 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 Karnire?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Karnire; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Railway stationIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Mulki
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Mulki
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Thokur-
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 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, untreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)22 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 Karnire known for?

The main crops are **paddy and arecanut**. About 56% of the 191 hectares of village land is sown, and 56 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 Karnire

Of every 100 households in Karnire in 2011, 99 had electricity, 99 a toilet at home and 6 cooked with LPG; 81 had a mobile phone, 17 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Karnire · ■ Mangalore rural average

Electricity for lighting ****99%**

**92%

Toilet within the home ****99%**

**91%

No toilet (open defecation) ****1%**

**9%

Tap water ****37%**

**33%

Drinking water within premises ****94%**

**78%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****6%**

**30%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****92%**

**69%

Use banking services ****98%**

**90%

Television ****76%**

**66%

Mobile phone ****81%**

**77%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****17%**

**15%

Car / jeep / van ****4%**

**6%

None of these assets ****5%**

**8%

Own their home ****94%**

**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 Karnire?

■ Karnire · ■ Mangalore rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****91.1%**

**87.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1190**

**1047

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1086**

**933

Working population ****45.4%**

**50.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 95.8% for men and 87.2% for women. 58% of men and 35% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 50 (12%) · **■** Farm labourers 65 (16%) · **■** Household industry 91 (22%) · **■** Other work 195 (47%) · **■** Marginal 17 (4%)

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

- Padupanamboor1,326 people
- Padukonaje1,313 people
- Kalavar1,115 people
- Ulipady1,032 people
- Elathur889 people
- Kollur778 people
- Kilenjur658 people
- Panja418 people

[All 74 villages in Mangalore](https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/dakshina-kannada/mangalore/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Karnire?574154
- How far is Karnire from Mangalore?38 km by road
- What is the population of Karnire?920 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Karnire in?Dakshina Kannada district (Mangalore sub-district), Karnataka
- What is the literacy rate of Karnire?91.1% (Census 2011)
