# Alanthaya Village, Puttur, Dakshina Kannada (Karnataka) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/dakshina-kannada/puttur/alanthaya/ Village · Puttur, Dakshina Kannada # Alanthaya Alanthaya is a village in Puttur sub-district of Dakshina Kannada district, Karnataka, PIN code **574229**. The 2011 Census counted **1,056 people in 230 households**, the 65th largest of 66 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 78.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 84.4%. - 1,056people (2011) - 230households - 78.6%literacy - 574229PIN code ## Alanthaya PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Alanthaya is 574229.** Alanthaya falls in Puttur sub-district, Dakshina Kannada district, Karnataka. - PIN code574229 - Gram panchayatGolithattu - Community development blockPuttur - Census village code617697 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Alanthaya from nearby towns? - Puttur (sub-district HQ)20 km by road - Mangalore (district HQ)70 km by road - Puttur (nearest town)20 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 Alanthaya? 10 services counted by the Census are inside Alanthaya; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Konalu - ○Degree college5–10 km · Uppinangady - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Puttur - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Public bus service5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)18 h summer · 24 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 Alanthaya known for? The main crops are **arecanut and paddy**. Products made here include beedi. About 31% of the 598 hectares of village land is sown, and 83 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 Alanthaya Of every 100 households in Alanthaya in 2011, 72 had electricity, 68 a toilet at home and 7 cooked with LPG; 48 had a mobile phone, 11 a two-wheeler and 7 a car. ■ Alanthaya · ■ Puttur rural average Electricity for lighting ****72%** **82% Toilet within the home ****68%** **85% No toilet (open defecation) ****32%** **14% Tap water ****2%** **22% Drinking water within premises ****65%** **69% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****7%** **11% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****93%** **87% Use banking services ****98%** **79% Television ****29%** **48% Mobile phone ****48%** **69% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****11%** **20% Car / jeep / van ****7%** **8% None of these assets ****10%** **8% Own their home ****100%** **94% 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 Alanthaya? ■ Alanthaya · ■ Puttur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****78.6%** **84.4% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1054** **1012 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1091** **952 Working population ****60.8%** **53.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 86.2% for men and 71.5% for women. 71% of men and 51% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 21 (3%) · **■** Farm labourers 82 (13%) · **■** Household industry 208 (32%) · **■** Other work 302 (47%) · **■** Marginal 29 (5%) 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 Puttur - Punachpady1,510 people - Dolpady1,286 people - Kemminje1,205 people - Bannur1,155 people - Shiribagilu667 people [All 66 villages in Puttur](https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/dakshina-kannada/puttur/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Alanthaya?574229 - How far is Alanthaya from Mangalore?70 km by road - What is the population of Alanthaya?1,056 (Census 2011) - Which district is Alanthaya in?Dakshina Kannada district (Puttur sub-district), Karnataka - What is the literacy rate of Alanthaya?78.6% (Census 2011)