# Bajathuru Village, Puttur, Dakshina Kannada (Karnataka) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/dakshina-kannada/puttur/bajathuru/ Village · Puttur, Dakshina Kannada # Bajathuru Bajathuru is a village in Puttur sub-district of Dakshina Kannada district, Karnataka, PIN code **574241**. The 2011 Census counted **5,913 people in 1,129 households**, the 7th largest of 66 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 84.0%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 84.4%. - 5,913people (2011) - 1,129households - 84.0%literacy - 574241PIN code ## Bajathuru PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Bajathuru is 574241.** Bajathuru falls in Puttur sub-district, Dakshina Kannada district, Karnataka. - PIN code574241 - Gram panchayatBajathuru - Community development blockPuttur - Census village code617695 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Bajathuru from nearby towns? - Puttur (sub-district HQ)20 km by road - Mangalore (district HQ)57 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 Bajathuru? 19 services counted by the Census are inside Bajathuru; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 2 - ●Mobile health clinicIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 2 - ●Post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●National highwayIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Uppinangady - ○Degree college5–10 km · Uppinangady - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Puttur - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public libraryunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river - Electricity (2011)22 h summer · 22 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 Bajathuru known for? The main crops are **arecanut and paddy**. About 13% of the 2,028 hectares of village land is sown, and 217 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 Bajathuru Of every 100 households in Bajathuru in 2011, 82 had electricity, 92 a toilet at home and 10 cooked with LPG; 70 had a mobile phone, 15 a two-wheeler and 8 a car. ■ Bajathuru · ■ Puttur rural average Electricity for lighting ****82%** **82% Toilet within the home ****92%** **85% No toilet (open defecation) ****8%** **14% Tap water ****22%** **22% Drinking water within premises ****81%** **69% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****10%** **11% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****88%** **87% Use banking services ****65%** **79% Television ****50%** **48% Mobile phone ****70%** **69% Computer with internet ****1%** **1% Two-wheeler ****15%** **20% Car / jeep / van ****8%** **8% None of these assets ****5%** **8% Own their home ****97%** **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 Bajathuru? ■ Bajathuru · ■ Puttur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****84.0%** **84.4% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1003** **1012 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****950** **952 Working population ****62.3%** **53.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 90.3% for men and 77.8% for women. 69% of men and 55% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 110 (3%) · **■** Farm labourers 222 (6%) · **■** Household industry 912 (25%) · **■** Other work 1,688 (46%) · **■** Marginal 750 (20%) 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 - Kolthige6,095 people - Aryapu5,980 people - Koila5,961 people - Kodimbala5,950 people - Keyyur5,883 people - Olamogru5,845 people - Hirebandadi5,680 people - Nelyadi5,504 people [All 66 villages in Puttur](https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/dakshina-kannada/puttur/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Bajathuru?574241 - How far is Bajathuru from Mangalore?57 km by road - What is the population of Bajathuru?5,913 (Census 2011) - Which district is Bajathuru in?Dakshina Kannada district (Puttur sub-district), Karnataka - What is the literacy rate of Bajathuru?84.0% (Census 2011)