# Paladka Village, Mangalore, Dakshina Kannada (Karnataka) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/dakshina-kannada/mangalore/paladka/ Village · Mangalore, Dakshina Kannada # Paladka Paladka is a village in Mangalore sub-district of Dakshina Kannada district, Karnataka, PIN code **574226**. The 2011 Census counted **2,543 people in 606 households**, the 35th largest of 74 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 85.2%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 87.2%. - 2,543people (2011) - 606households - 85.2%literacy - 574226PIN code ## Paladka PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Paladka is 574226.** Paladka falls in Mangalore sub-district, Dakshina Kannada district, Karnataka. - PIN code574226 - Gram panchayatPalladka - Community development blockMangalore - Census village code617451 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Paladka from nearby towns? - Mangalore (sub-district HQ)43 km by road - Mangalore (district HQ)43 km by road - Mudbidri (nearest town)6 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 Paladka? 16 services counted by the Census are inside Paladka; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 2 - ●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 - ●ATMIn 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 · Talipady - ○Degree college5–10 km · Moodabidari - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Moodabidri - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Public bus service5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river - 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 Paladka known for? The main crops are **paddy and coconut**. About 48% of the 1,452 hectares of village land is sown, and 414 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 Paladka Of every 100 households in Paladka in 2011, 88 had electricity, 79 a toilet at home and 8 cooked with LPG; 66 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 5 a car. ■ Paladka · ■ Mangalore rural average Electricity for lighting ****88%** **92% Toilet within the home ****79%** **91% No toilet (open defecation) ****21%** **9% Tap water ****25%** **33% Drinking water within premises ****45%** **78% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****8%** **30% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****91%** **69% Use banking services ****80%** **90% Television ****58%** **66% Mobile phone ****66%** **77% Computer with internet ****2%** **2% Two-wheeler ****10%** **15% Car / jeep / van ****5%** **6% None of these assets ****13%** **8% Own their home ****96%** **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 Paladka? ■ Paladka · ■ Mangalore rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****85.2%** **87.2% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1126** **1047 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****885** **933 Working population ****56.7%** **50.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 90.8% for men and 80.4% for women. 67% of men and 47% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 193 (13%) · **■** Farm labourers 26 (2%) · **■** Household industry 57 (4%) · **■** Other work 974 (68%) · **■** Marginal 192 (13%) 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 - Mogaru2,797 people - Shirthadi2,655 people - Moodumarnadu2,611 people - Kompadavu2,582 people - Kolavooru2,491 people - Badagayekkaru2,467 people - Kondemula2,378 people - Aikala2,332 people [All 74 villages in Mangalore](https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/dakshina-kannada/mangalore/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Paladka?574226 - How far is Paladka from Mangalore?43 km by road - What is the population of Paladka?2,543 (Census 2011) - Which district is Paladka in?Dakshina Kannada district (Mangalore sub-district), Karnataka - What is the literacy rate of Paladka?85.2% (Census 2011)