# Muchur Village, Mangalore, Dakshina Kannada (Karnataka) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/dakshina-kannada/mangalore/muchur/ Village · Mangalore, Dakshina Kannada # Muchur Muchur is a village in Mangalore sub-district of Dakshina Kannada district, Karnataka, PIN code **574144**. The 2011 Census counted **2,294 people in 493 households**, the 40th largest of 74 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 85.3%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 87.2%. - 2,294people (2011) - 493households - 85.3%literacy - 574144PIN code ## Muchur PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Muchur is 574144.** Muchur falls in Mangalore sub-district, Dakshina Kannada district, Karnataka. - PIN code574144 - Gram panchayatMuchur - Community development blockMangalore - Census village code617483 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Muchur from nearby towns? - Mangalore (sub-district HQ)35 km by road - Mangalore (district HQ)35 km by road - Mudbidri (nearest town)10 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 Muchur? 16 services counted by the Census are inside Muchur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn 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 - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Kolambe - ○Degree college10+ km · Suratkal - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Moodabidre - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Public bus service5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river - Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 12 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 Muchur known for? The main crops are **paddy and arecanut**. About 46% of the 677 hectares of village land is sown, and 126 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 Muchur Of every 100 households in Muchur in 2011, 90 had electricity, 82 a toilet at home and 10 cooked with LPG; 67 had a mobile phone, 16 a two-wheeler and 8 a car. ■ Muchur · ■ Mangalore rural average Electricity for lighting ****90%** **92% Toilet within the home ****82%** **91% No toilet (open defecation) ****18%** **9% Tap water ****19%** **33% Drinking water within premises ****73%** **78% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****10%** **30% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****89%** **69% Use banking services ****97%** **90% Television ****61%** **66% Mobile phone ****67%** **77% Computer with internet ****2%** **2% Two-wheeler ****16%** **15% Car / jeep / van ****8%** **6% None of these assets ****12%** **8% Own their home ****97%** **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 Muchur? ■ Muchur · ■ Mangalore rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****85.3%** **87.2% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1087** **1047 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****887** **933 Working population ****56.0%** **50.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 90.6% for men and 80.4% for women. 64% of men and 49% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 61 (5%) · **■** Farm labourers 7 (1%) · **■** Household industry 332 (26%) · **■** Other work 882 (69%) · **■** 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 - Kolavooru2,491 people - Badagayekkaru2,467 people - Kondemula2,378 people - Aikala2,332 people - Hosabettu2,260 people - Permude2,242 people - Sasihithlu2,228 people - Athikari Bettu2,219 people [All 74 villages in Mangalore](https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/dakshina-kannada/mangalore/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Muchur?574144 - How far is Muchur from Mangalore?35 km by road - What is the population of Muchur?2,294 (Census 2011) - Which district is Muchur in?Dakshina Kannada district (Mangalore sub-district), Karnataka - What is the literacy rate of Muchur?85.3% (Census 2011)