# Kavathar Village, Mangalore, Dakshina Kannada (Karnataka) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/dakshina-kannada/mangalore/kavathar/ Village · Mangalore, Dakshina Kannada # Kavathar Kavathar is a village in Mangalore sub-district of Dakshina Kannada district, Karnataka, PIN code **574154**. The 2011 Census counted **1,529 people in 357 households**, the 61st largest of 74 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 85.7%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 87.2%. - 1,529people (2011) - 357households - 85.7%literacy - 574154PIN code ## Kavathar PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Kavathar is 574154.** Kavathar falls in Mangalore sub-district, Dakshina Kannada district, Karnataka. - PIN code574154 - Gram panchayatBalkunje - Community development blockMangalore - Census village code617430 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Kavathar from nearby towns? - Mangalore (sub-district HQ)36 km by road - Mangalore (district HQ)36 km by road - Mulki (nearest town)4 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 Kavathar? 14 services counted by the Census are inside Kavathar; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary 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 - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●ATMIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn 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 hospitalunder 5 km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds - 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 Kavathar known for? The main crops are **paddy and arecanut**. About 42% of the 493 hectares of village land is sown, and 91 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 Kavathar Of every 100 households in Kavathar in 2011, 86 had electricity, 81 a toilet at home and 22 cooked with LPG; 64 had a mobile phone, 17 a two-wheeler and 4 a car. ■ Kavathar · ■ Mangalore rural average Electricity for lighting ****86%** **92% Toilet within the home ****81%** **91% No toilet (open defecation) ****19%** **9% Tap water ****37%** **33% Drinking water within premises ****82%** **78% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****22%** **30% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****77%** **69% Use banking services ****76%** **90% Television ****60%** **66% Mobile phone ****64%** **77% Computer with internet ****2%** **2% Two-wheeler ****17%** **15% Car / jeep / van ****4%** **6% None of these assets ****13%** **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 Kavathar? ■ Kavathar · ■ Mangalore rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****85.7%** **87.2% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1112** **1047 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1118** **933 Working population ****57.0%** **50.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 91.9% for men and 80.1% for women. 63% of men and 52% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 74 (8%) · **■** Farm labourers 99 (11%) · **■** Household industry 173 (20%) · **■** Other work 405 (46%) · **■** Marginal 121 (14%) 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 - Panapila1,625 people - Madya1,624 people - Shimanthur1,607 people - Balkunje1,551 people - Attur1,478 people - Delanthabettu1,464 people - Nadugodu1,454 people - Kellaputhige1,364 people [All 74 villages in Mangalore](https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/dakshina-kannada/mangalore/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Kavathar?574154 - How far is Kavathar from Mangalore?36 km by road - What is the population of Kavathar?1,529 (Census 2011) - Which district is Kavathar in?Dakshina Kannada district (Mangalore sub-district), Karnataka - What is the literacy rate of Kavathar?85.7% (Census 2011)