# Tenkamijar Village, Mangalore, Dakshina Kannada (Karnataka) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/dakshina-kannada/mangalore/tenkamijar/ Village · Mangalore, Dakshina Kannada # Tenkamijar Tenkamijar is a village in Mangalore sub-district of Dakshina Kannada district, Karnataka, PIN code **574227**. The 2011 Census counted **5,050 people in 951 households**, the 6th largest of 74 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 86.5%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 87.2%. - 5,050people (2011) - 951households - 86.5%literacy - 574227PIN code ## Tenkamijar PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Tenkamijar is 574227.** Tenkamijar falls in Mangalore sub-district, Dakshina Kannada district, Karnataka. - PIN code574227 - Gram panchayatTenkamijar - Community development blockMangalore - Census village code617455 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Tenkamijar from nearby towns? - Mangalore (sub-district HQ)30 km by road - Mangalore (district HQ)30 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 Tenkamijar? 17 services counted by the Census are inside Tenkamijar; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●National highwayIn 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 - ○Degree college5–10 km · Moodabidri - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Padumarnadu - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post officeunder 5 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)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 Tenkamijar known for? The main crops are **paddy and coconut**. About 23% of the 1,250 hectares of village land is sown, and 171 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 Tenkamijar Of every 100 households in Tenkamijar in 2011, 95 had electricity, 93 a toilet at home and 28 cooked with LPG; 68 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 6 a car. ■ Tenkamijar · ■ Mangalore rural average Electricity for lighting ****95%** **92% Toilet within the home ****93%** **91% No toilet (open defecation) ****7%** **9% Tap water ****26%** **33% Drinking water within premises ****77%** **78% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****28%** **30% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****70%** **69% Use banking services ****79%** **90% Television ****66%** **66% Mobile phone ****68%** **77% Computer with internet ****1%** **2% Two-wheeler ****12%** **15% Car / jeep / van ****6%** **6% None of these assets ****12%** **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 Tenkamijar? ■ Tenkamijar · ■ Mangalore rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****86.5%** **87.2% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1028** **1047 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****919** **933 Working population ****49.0%** **50.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 91.9% for men and 81.4% for women. 60% of men and 38% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 222 (9%) · **■** Farm labourers 280 (11%) · **■** Household industry 364 (15%) · **■** Other work 1,400 (57%) · **■** Marginal 210 (8%) 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 - Puthige8,279 people - Tenkayedapadavu6,228 people - Pavoor5,987 people - Boliyar5,753 people - Amblamogru4,941 people - Kinnya4,788 people - Haleangady4,563 people - Padumarnadu4,553 people [All 74 villages in Mangalore](https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/dakshina-kannada/mangalore/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Tenkamijar?574227 - How far is Tenkamijar from Mangalore?30 km by road - What is the population of Tenkamijar?5,050 (Census 2011) - Which district is Tenkamijar in?Dakshina Kannada district (Mangalore sub-district), Karnataka - What is the literacy rate of Tenkamijar?86.5% (Census 2011)