# Valpadi Village, Mangalore, Dakshina Kannada (Karnataka)

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Village · Mangalore, Dakshina Kannada 

# Valpadi

Valpadi is a village in Mangalore sub-district of Dakshina Kannada district, Karnataka, PIN code **574236**. The 2011 Census counted **3,520 people in 722 households**, the 18th largest of 74 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 82.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 87.2%.

- 3,520people (2011)
- 722households
- 82.7%literacy
- 574236PIN code

## Valpadi PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Valpadi is 574236.** Valpadi falls in Mangalore sub-district, Dakshina Kannada district, Karnataka.

- PIN code574236
- Gram panchayatShirthadi
- Community development blockMangalore
- Census village code617468

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

## How far is Valpadi from nearby towns?

- Mangalore (sub-district HQ)48 km by road
- Mangalore (district HQ)48 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 Valpadi?

17 services counted by the Census are inside Valpadi; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt · 1 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Public libraryIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Naravi
- ○Degree college10+ km · Moodbidare
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Moodbidare
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 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)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 Valpadi known for?

The main crops are **paddy and arecanut**. About 62% of the 1,228 hectares of village land is sown, and 309 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 Valpadi

Of every 100 households in Valpadi in 2011, 91 had electricity, 88 a toilet at home and 17 cooked with LPG; 85 had a mobile phone, 22 a two-wheeler and 6 a car.

■ Valpadi · ■ Mangalore rural average

Electricity for lighting ****91%**

**92%

Toilet within the home ****88%**

**91%

No toilet (open defecation) ****11%**

**9%

Tap water ****14%**

**33%

Drinking water within premises ****52%**

**78%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****17%**

**30%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****82%**

**69%

Use banking services ****86%**

**90%

Television ****62%**

**66%

Mobile phone ****85%**

**77%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****22%**

**15%

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

**6%

None of these assets ****4%**

**8%

Own their home ****97%**

**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 Valpadi?

■ Valpadi · ■ Mangalore rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****82.7%**

**87.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1083**

**1047

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1095**

**933

Working population ****55.7%**

**50.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 85.9% for men and 79.8% for women. 65% of men and 47% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 138 (7%) · **■** Farm labourers 240 (12%) · **■** Household industry 357 (18%) · **■** Other work 1,136 (58%) · **■** Marginal 88 (4%)

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

- Kallamundkooru4,065 people
- Paduperar3,905 people
- Kadandale3,760 people
- Mallur3,601 people
- Malavoor3,468 people
- Tenkayekkar3,445 people
- Badagumijaru3,430 people
- Kilpady3,389 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Valpadi?574236
- How far is Valpadi from Mangalore?48 km by road
- What is the population of Valpadi?3,520 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Valpadi in?Dakshina Kannada district (Mangalore sub-district), Karnataka
- What is the literacy rate of Valpadi?82.7% (Census 2011)