# Nellikaru, Mangalore, Dakshina Kannada – Population & PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/dakshina-kannada/mangalore/nellikaru/ Village · Mangalore, Dakshina Kannada # Nellikaru Nellikaru is a village in [Mangalore](https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/dakshina-kannada/mangalore/) sub-district of [Dakshina Kannada](https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/dakshina-kannada/) district, [Karnataka](https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/), PIN code **574101**. The 2011 Census counted **3,030 people in 657 households**, the 27th largest of 74 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 83.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 87.2%. - 3,030people (2011) - 657households - 83.6%literacy - 574101PIN code ## Nellikaru PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Nellikaru is 574101.** Nellikaru falls in Mangalore sub-district, Dakshina Kannada district, Karnataka. - PIN code574101 - Gram panchayatNellikaru - Community development blockMangalore - Census village code617467 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Nellikaru from nearby towns? - Mangalore (sub-district HQ)53 km by road - Mangalore (district HQ)53 km by road - Karkal (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 Nellikaru? 18 services counted by the Census are inside Nellikaru; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt · 1 private - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 - ●Post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●State highwayIn 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 · Naravi - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Moodbidare - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Public bus service5–10 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 and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)18 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 Nellikaru known for? The main crops are **paddy and coconut**. About 46% of the 1,084 hectares of village land is sown, and 176 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 Nellikaru Of every 100 households in Nellikaru in 2011, 87 had electricity, 82 a toilet at home and 13 cooked with LPG; 82 had a mobile phone, 15 a two-wheeler and 5 a car. ■ Nellikaru · ■ Mangalore rural average Electricity for lighting ****87%** **92% Toilet within the home ****82%** **91% No toilet (open defecation) ****18%** **9% Tap water ****22%** **33% Drinking water within premises ****61%** **78% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****13%** **30% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****86%** **69% Use banking services ****88%** **90% Television ****52%** **66% Mobile phone ****82%** **77% Computer with internet ****1%** **2% Two-wheeler ****15%** **15% Car / jeep / van ****5%** **6% None of these assets ****5%** **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 Nellikaru? ■ Nellikaru · ■ Mangalore rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****83.6%** **87.2% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****982** **1047 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****950** **933 Working population ****53.4%** **50.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 89.0% for men and 78.0% for women. 64% of men and 43% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 125 (8%) · **■** Farm labourers 285 (18%) · **■** Household industry 220 (14%) · **■** Other work 816 (50%) · **■** Marginal 171 (11%) 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 - Kandavara3,347 people - Killenjaru3,225 people - Surinje3,098 people - Thodaru3,031 people - Ervuailu2,931 people - Thokur-2,898 people - Kemral2,813 people - Mogaru2,797 people [All 74 villages in Mangalore](https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/dakshina-kannada/mangalore/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Nellikaru?574101 - How far is Nellikaru from Mangalore?53 km by road - What is the population of Nellikaru?3,030 (Census 2011) - Which district is Nellikaru in?Dakshina Kannada district (Mangalore sub-district), Karnataka - What is the literacy rate of Nellikaru?83.6% (Census 2011)