# Moodukonaje Village, Mangalore, Dakshina Kannada (Karnataka)

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Village · Mangalore, Dakshina Kannada 

# Moodukonaje

Moodukonaje is a village in Mangalore sub-district of Dakshina Kannada district, Karnataka, PIN code **574227**. The 2011 Census counted **1,929 people in 403 households**, the 52nd largest of 74 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 85.2%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 87.2%.

- 1,929people (2011)
- 403households
- 85.2%literacy
- 574227PIN code

## Moodukonaje PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Moodukonaje is 574227.** Moodukonaje falls in Mangalore sub-district, Dakshina Kannada district, Karnataka.

- PIN code574227
- Gram panchayatShirthadi
- Community development blockMangalore
- Census village code617470

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

## How far is Moodukonaje from nearby towns?

- Mangalore (sub-district HQ)43 km by road
- Mangalore (district HQ)43 km by road
- Mudbidri (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 Moodukonaje?

13 services counted by the Census are inside Moodukonaje; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn 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 · Naravi
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Moodbidare
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Moodbidare
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)18 h summer · 19 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 Moodukonaje known for?

The main crops are **paddy and arecanut**. About 50% of the 719 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 Moodukonaje

Of every 100 households in Moodukonaje in 2011, 77 had electricity, 70 a toilet at home and 11 cooked with LPG; 82 had a mobile phone, 16 a two-wheeler and 6 a car.

■ Moodukonaje · ■ Mangalore rural average

Electricity for lighting ****77%**

**92%

Toilet within the home ****70%**

**91%

No toilet (open defecation) ****30%**

**9%

Tap water ****5%**

**33%

Drinking water within premises ****85%**

**78%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****11%**

**30%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****88%**

**69%

Use banking services ****86%**

**90%

Television ****51%**

**66%

Mobile phone ****82%**

**77%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****16%**

**15%

Car / jeep / van ****6%**

**6%

None of these assets ****6%**

**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 Moodukonaje?

■ Moodukonaje · ■ Mangalore rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****85.2%**

**87.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1052**

**1047

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1023**

**933

Working population ****55.0%**

**50.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 92.5% for men and 78.2% for women. 66% of men and 45% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 104 (10%) · **■** Farm labourers 158 (15%) · **■** Household industry 306 (29%) · **■** Other work 490 (46%) · **■** Marginal 3 (0%)

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

- Puchhamoguru2,108 people
- Adyapady2,089 people
- Koikude2,029 people
- Elinje1,951 people
- Muthuru1,875 people
- Daregudde1,804 people
- Mantrady1,744 people
- Pavanje1,737 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Moodukonaje?574227
- How far is Moodukonaje from Mangalore?43 km by road
- What is the population of Moodukonaje?1,929 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Moodukonaje in?Dakshina Kannada district (Mangalore sub-district), Karnataka
- What is the literacy rate of Moodukonaje?85.2% (Census 2011)
