# Killenjaru Village, Mangalore, Dakshina Kannada (Karnataka) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/dakshina-kannada/mangalore/killenjaru/ Village · Mangalore, Dakshina Kannada # Killenjaru Killenjaru is a village in Mangalore sub-district of Dakshina Kannada district, Karnataka, PIN code **574144**. The 2011 Census counted **3,225 people in 611 households**, the 24th largest of 74 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 86.4%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 87.2%. - 3,225people (2011) - 611households - 86.4%literacy - 574144PIN code ## Killenjaru PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Killenjaru is 574144.** Killenjaru falls in Mangalore sub-district, Dakshina Kannada district, Karnataka. - PIN code574144 - Gram panchayatKuppepadav - Community development blockMangalore - Census village code617488 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Killenjaru from nearby towns? - Mangalore (sub-district HQ)31 km by road - Mangalore (district HQ)31 km by road - Mudbidri (nearest town)14 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 Killenjaru? 21 services counted by the Census are inside Killenjaru; 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 · 2 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 2 govt · 1 private - ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 2 - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●TB clinicIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 2 - ●Post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn 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 · Muthuru - ○Degree college10+ km · Mudabidre - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Moodbidri - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Public bus service5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river - Electricity (2011)21 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 Killenjaru known for? The main crops are **paddy and coconut**. About 50% of the 525 hectares of village land is sown, and 117 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 Killenjaru Of every 100 households in Killenjaru in 2011, 95 had electricity, 89 a toilet at home and 30 cooked with LPG; 77 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 5 a car. ■ Killenjaru · ■ Mangalore rural average Electricity for lighting ****95%** **92% Toilet within the home ****89%** **91% No toilet (open defecation) ****11%** **9% Tap water ****64%** **33% Drinking water within premises ****88%** **78% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****30%** **30% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****70%** **69% Use banking services ****96%** **90% Television ****54%** **66% Mobile phone ****77%** **77% Computer with internet ****1%** **2% Two-wheeler ****9%** **15% Car / jeep / van ****5%** **6% None of these assets ****11%** **8% Own their home ****92%** **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 Killenjaru? ■ Killenjaru · ■ Mangalore rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****86.4%** **87.2% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1046** **1047 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****849** **933 Working population ****52.9%** **50.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 93.3% for men and 80.0% for women. 60% of men and 46% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 115 (7%) · **■** Farm labourers 32 (2%) · **■** Household industry 646 (38%) · **■** Other work 836 (49%) · **■** Marginal 76 (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 - Tenkayekkar3,445 people - Badagumijaru3,430 people - Kilpady3,389 people - Kandavara3,347 people - Surinje3,098 people - Thodaru3,031 people - Nellikaru3,030 people - Ervuailu2,931 people [All 74 villages in Mangalore](https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/dakshina-kannada/mangalore/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Killenjaru?574144 - How far is Killenjaru from Mangalore?31 km by road - What is the population of Killenjaru?3,225 (Census 2011) - Which district is Killenjaru in?Dakshina Kannada district (Mangalore sub-district), Karnataka - What is the literacy rate of Killenjaru?86.4% (Census 2011)