# Puthige Village, Mangalore, Dakshina Kannada (Karnataka) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/dakshina-kannada/mangalore/puthige/ Village · Mangalore, Dakshina Kannada # Puthige Puthige is a village in Mangalore sub-district of Dakshina Kannada district, Karnataka, PIN code **574226**. The 2011 Census counted **8,279 people in 1,713 households**, the 2nd largest of 74 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 90.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 87.2%. - 8,279people (2011) - 1,713households - 90.0%literacy - 574226PIN code ## Puthige PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Puthige is 574226.** Puthige falls in Mangalore sub-district, Dakshina Kannada district, Karnataka. - PIN code574226 - Gram panchayatPuthige - Community development blockMangalore - Census village code617460 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Puthige from nearby towns? - Mangalore (sub-district HQ)35 km by road - Mangalore (district HQ)35 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 Puthige? 20 services counted by the Census are inside Puthige; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 5 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 5 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 2 - ●Alternative medicine hospitalIn village · 1 · 4 doctors - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 2 - ●Post officeIn village - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●National highwayIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Talipady - ○Degree college5–10 km · Moodbidare - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Padumarnadu - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Public bus service5–10 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)18 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 Puthige known for? The main crops are **coconuts and arecanut**. About 31% of the 2,169 hectares of village land is sown, and 310 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 Puthige Of every 100 households in Puthige in 2011, 93 had electricity, 94 a toilet at home and 34 cooked with LPG; 83 had a mobile phone, 18 a two-wheeler and 7 a car. ■ Puthige · ■ Mangalore rural average Electricity for lighting ****93%** **92% Toilet within the home ****94%** **91% No toilet (open defecation) ****6%** **9% Tap water ****33%** **33% Drinking water within premises ****79%** **78% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****34%** **30% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****66%** **69% Use banking services ****98%** **90% Television ****70%** **66% Mobile phone ****83%** **77% Computer with internet ****2%** **2% Two-wheeler ****18%** **15% Car / jeep / van ****7%** **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 Puthige? ■ Puthige · ■ Mangalore rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****90.0%** **87.2% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****969** **1047 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****870** **933 Working population ****48.3%** **50.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 94.6% for men and 85.3% for women. 58% of men and 38% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 195 (5%) · **■** Farm labourers 231 (6%) · **■** Household industry 526 (13%) · **■** Other work 2,655 (66%) · **■** Marginal 392 (10%) 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 - Beluvai10,220 people - Tenkayedapadavu6,228 people - Pavoor5,987 people - Boliyar5,753 people - Tenkamijar5,050 people [All 74 villages in Mangalore](https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/dakshina-kannada/mangalore/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Puthige?574226 - How far is Puthige from Mangalore?35 km by road - What is the population of Puthige?8,279 (Census 2011) - Which district is Puthige in?Dakshina Kannada district (Mangalore sub-district), Karnataka - What is the literacy rate of Puthige?90.0% (Census 2011)