# Kolavooru Village, Mangalore, Dakshina Kannada (Karnataka) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/dakshina-kannada/mangalore/kolavooru/ Village · Mangalore, Dakshina Kannada # Kolavooru Kolavooru is a village in Mangalore sub-district of Dakshina Kannada district, Karnataka, PIN code **574144**. The 2011 Census counted **2,491 people in 488 households**, the 36th largest of 74 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 80.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 87.2%. - 2,491people (2011) - 488households - 80.6%literacy - 574144PIN code ## Kolavooru PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Kolavooru is 574144.** Kolavooru falls in Mangalore sub-district, Dakshina Kannada district, Karnataka. - PIN code574144 - Gram panchayatKuppepadav - Community development blockMangalore - Census village code617489 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Kolavooru from nearby towns? - Mangalore (sub-district HQ)35 km by road - Mangalore (district HQ)35 km by road - Mudbidri (nearest town)29 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 Kolavooru? 14 services counted by the Census are inside Kolavooru; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 3 - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 3 - ●Post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Railway stationIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Muthuru - ○Degree college10+ km · Mudbidre - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Moodbidri - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river - Electricity (2011)20 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 Kolavooru known for? The main crops are **paddy and arecanut**. About 39% of the 433 hectares of village land is sown, and 78 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 Kolavooru Of every 100 households in Kolavooru in 2011, 91 had electricity, 92 a toilet at home and 23 cooked with LPG; 60 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 3 a car. ■ Kolavooru · ■ Mangalore rural average Electricity for lighting ****91%** **92% Toilet within the home ****92%** **91% No toilet (open defecation) ****8%** **9% Tap water ****66%** **33% Drinking water within premises ****86%** **78% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****23%** **30% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****77%** **69% Use banking services ****96%** **90% Television ****57%** **66% Mobile phone ****60%** **77% Computer with internet ****2%** **2% Two-wheeler ****5%** **15% Car / jeep / van ****3%** **6% None of these assets ****13%** **8% Own their home ****99%** **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 Kolavooru? ■ Kolavooru · ■ Mangalore rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****80.6%** **87.2% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1081** **1047 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****944** **933 Working population ****59.0%** **50.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 88.7% for men and 73.3% for women. 66% of men and 52% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 90 (6%) · **■** Farm labourers 106 (7%) · **■** Household industry 520 (35%) · **■** Other work 621 (42%) · **■** Marginal 133 (9%) 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 - Shirthadi2,655 people - Moodumarnadu2,611 people - Kompadavu2,582 people - Paladka2,543 people - Badagayekkaru2,467 people - Kondemula2,378 people - Aikala2,332 people - Muchur2,294 people [All 74 villages in Mangalore](https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/dakshina-kannada/mangalore/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Kolavooru?574144 - How far is Kolavooru from Mangalore?35 km by road - What is the population of Kolavooru?2,491 (Census 2011) - Which district is Kolavooru in?Dakshina Kannada district (Mangalore sub-district), Karnataka - What is the literacy rate of Kolavooru?80.6% (Census 2011)