# Thokur- Village, Mangalore, Dakshina Kannada (Karnataka)

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Village · Mangalore, Dakshina Kannada 

# Thokur-

Thokur- is a village in Mangalore sub-district of Dakshina Kannada district, Karnataka, PIN code **574146**. The 2011 Census counted **2,898 people in 634 households**, the 29th largest of 74 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 90.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 87.2%.

- 2,898people (2011)
- 634households
- 90.6%literacy
- 574146PIN code

## Thokur- PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Thokur- is 574146.** Thokur- falls in Mangalore sub-district, Dakshina Kannada district, Karnataka.

- PIN code574146
- Gram panchayatPadupanambur
- Community development blockMangalore
- Census village code617438

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Thokur- 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 Thokur-?

20 services counted by the Census are inside Thokur-; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●ITI / vocational schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 2
- ●Alternative medicine hospitalIn village · 1 · 2 doctors
- ●Family welfare centreIn village · 2
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Commercial bankIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●Public libraryIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Haleangady
- ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Haleanagara
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway stationunder 5 km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes 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 Thokur- known for?

The main crops are **paddy and arecanut**. Products made here include beedi. About 53% of the 327 hectares of village land is sown, and 82 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 Thokur-

Of every 100 households in Thokur- in 2011, 94 had electricity, 94 a toilet at home and 45 cooked with LPG; 82 had a mobile phone, 20 a two-wheeler and 6 a car.

■ Thokur- · ■ Mangalore rural average

Electricity for lighting ****94%**

**92%

Toilet within the home ****94%**

**91%

No toilet (open defecation) ****6%**

**9%

Tap water ****52%**

**33%

Drinking water within premises ****92%**

**78%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****45%**

**30%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****55%**

**69%

Use banking services ****95%**

**90%

Television ****76%**

**66%

Mobile phone ****82%**

**77%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****20%**

**15%

Car / jeep / van ****6%**

**6%

None of these assets ****6%**

**8%

Own their home ****91%**

**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 Thokur-?

■ Thokur- · ■ Mangalore rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****90.6%**

**87.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1080**

**1047

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****865**

**933

Working population ****48.1%**

**50.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 95.6% for men and 86.0% for women. 61% of men and 36% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 33 (2%) · **■** Farm labourers 12 (1%) · **■** Household industry 349 (25%) · **■** Other work 868 (62%) · **■** Marginal 133 (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

- Surinje3,098 people
- Thodaru3,031 people
- Nellikaru3,030 people
- Ervuailu2,931 people
- Kemral2,813 people
- Mogaru2,797 people
- Shirthadi2,655 people
- Moodumarnadu2,611 people

[All 74 villages in Mangalore](https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/dakshina-kannada/mangalore/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Thokur-?574146
- How far is Thokur- from Mangalore?30 km by road
- What is the population of Thokur-?2,898 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Thokur- in?Dakshina Kannada district (Mangalore sub-district), Karnataka
- What is the literacy rate of Thokur-?90.6% (Census 2011)
