# Thodaru Village, Mangalore, Dakshina Kannada (Karnataka) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/dakshina-kannada/mangalore/thodaru/ Village · Mangalore, Dakshina Kannada # Thodaru Thodaru is a village in Mangalore sub-district of Dakshina Kannada district, Karnataka, PIN code **574227**. The 2011 Census counted **3,031 people in 559 households**, the 26th largest of 74 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 87.4%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 87.2%. - 3,031people (2011) - 559households - 87.4%literacy - 574227PIN code ## Thodaru PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Thodaru is 574227.** Thodaru falls in Mangalore sub-district, Dakshina Kannada district, Karnataka. - PIN code574227 - Gram panchayatHosabettu - Community development blockMangalore - Census village code617456 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Thodaru from nearby towns? - Mangalore (sub-district HQ)39 km by road - Mangalore (district HQ)39 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 Thodaru? 14 services counted by the Census are inside Thodaru; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 - ●Post officeIn village - ●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 - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Talipady - ○Degree college10+ km · Moodbidare - ○ITI / vocational schoolunder 5 km · Padumarnadu - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public libraryunder 5 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 Thodaru known for? The main crops are **paddy and arecanut**. About 36% of the 771 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 Thodaru Of every 100 households in Thodaru in 2011, 91 had electricity, 88 a toilet at home and 25 cooked with LPG; 68 had a mobile phone, 14 a two-wheeler and 5 a car. ■ Thodaru · ■ Mangalore rural average Electricity for lighting ****91%** **92% Toilet within the home ****88%** **91% No toilet (open defecation) ****12%** **9% Tap water ****36%** **33% Drinking water within premises ****73%** **78% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****25%** **30% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****74%** **69% Use banking services ****87%** **90% Television ****52%** **66% Mobile phone ****68%** **77% Computer with internet ****1%** **2% Two-wheeler ****14%** **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 Thodaru? ■ Thodaru · ■ Mangalore rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****87.4%** **87.2% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****948** **1047 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****960** **933 Working population ****50.2%** **50.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 93.2% for men and 81.3% for women. 61% of men and 39% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 157 (10%) · **■** Farm labourers 96 (6%) · **■** Household industry 44 (3%) · **■** Other work 724 (48%) · **■** Marginal 501 (33%) 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 - Kilpady3,389 people - Kandavara3,347 people - Killenjaru3,225 people - Surinje3,098 people - Nellikaru3,030 people - Ervuailu2,931 people - Thokur-2,898 people - Kemral2,813 people [All 74 villages in Mangalore](https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/dakshina-kannada/mangalore/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Thodaru?574227 - How far is Thodaru from Mangalore?39 km by road - What is the population of Thodaru?3,031 (Census 2011) - Which district is Thodaru in?Dakshina Kannada district (Mangalore sub-district), Karnataka - What is the literacy rate of Thodaru?87.4% (Census 2011)