# Panja Village, Mangalore, Dakshina Kannada (Karnataka) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/dakshina-kannada/mangalore/panja/ Village · Mangalore, Dakshina Kannada # Panja Panja is a village in Mangalore sub-district of Dakshina Kannada district, Karnataka, PIN code **574116**. The 2011 Census counted **418 people in 99 households**, the 74th largest of 74 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 80.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 87.2%. - 418people (2011) - 99households - 80.9%literacy - 574116PIN code ## Panja PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Panja is 574116.** Panja falls in Mangalore sub-district, Dakshina Kannada district, Karnataka. - PIN code574116 - Gram panchayatKemral - Community development blockMangalore - Census village code617445 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Panja from nearby towns? - Mangalore (sub-district HQ)30 km by road - Mangalore (district HQ)30 km by road - Mulki (nearest town)16 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 Panja? 8 services counted by the Census are inside Panja; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Commercial bankIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●Public libraryIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Talipady - ○Degree college5–10 km · Haleyangadi - ○ITI / vocational schoolunder 5 km · Thokur- - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM5–10 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)22 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 Panja known for? The main crops are **paddy and coconut**. About 66% of the 153 hectares of village land is sown, and 44 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 Panja Of every 100 households in Panja in 2011, 90 had electricity, 88 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 82 had a mobile phone, 13 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Panja · ■ Mangalore rural average Electricity for lighting ****90%** **92% Toilet within the home ****88%** **91% No toilet (open defecation) ****12%** **9% Tap water ****13%** **33% Drinking water within premises ****63%** **78% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%** **30% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%** **69% Use banking services ****97%** **90% Television ****71%** **66% Mobile phone ****82%** **77% Computer with internet ****0%** **2% Two-wheeler ****13%** **15% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **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 Panja? ■ Panja · ■ Mangalore rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****80.9%** **87.2% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1010** **1047 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000** **933 Working population ****54.3%** **50.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 83.9% for men and 77.9% for women. 65% of men and 44% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 48 (21%) · **■** Farm labourers 23 (10%) · **■** Household industry 36 (16%) · **■** Other work 78 (34%) · **■** Marginal 42 (19%) 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 - Karnire920 people - Elathur889 people - Kollur778 people - Kilenjur658 people [All 74 villages in Mangalore](https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/dakshina-kannada/mangalore/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Panja?574116 - How far is Panja from Mangalore?30 km by road - What is the population of Panja?418 (Census 2011) - Which district is Panja in?Dakshina Kannada district (Mangalore sub-district), Karnataka - What is the literacy rate of Panja?80.9% (Census 2011)