# Bettampady Village, Puttur, Dakshina Kannada (Karnataka)

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Village · Puttur, Dakshina Kannada 

# Bettampady

Bettampady is a village in Puttur sub-district of Dakshina Kannada district, Karnataka, PIN code **574259**. The 2011 Census counted **4,543 people in 864 households**, the 14th largest of 66 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 84.3%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 84.4%.

- 4,543people (2011)
- 864households
- 84.3%literacy
- 574259PIN code

## Bettampady PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Bettampady is 574259.** Bettampady falls in Puttur sub-district, Dakshina Kannada district, Karnataka.

- PIN code574259
- Gram panchayatBettampady
- Community development blockPuttur
- Census village code617743

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

## How far is Bettampady from nearby towns?

- Puttur (sub-district HQ)10 km by road
- Mangalore (district HQ)62 km by road
- Puttur (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 Bettampady?

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

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 5 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 3 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Degree collegeIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Commercial bankIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Public libraryIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Narimagaru
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)16 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 Bettampady known for?

The main crops are **arecanut and paddy**. Products made here include basket and pots. About 16% of the 1,312 hectares of village land is sown, and 134 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 Bettampady

Of every 100 households in Bettampady in 2011, 84 had electricity, 87 a toilet at home and 11 cooked with LPG; 81 had a mobile phone, 20 a two-wheeler and 10 a car.

■ Bettampady · ■ Puttur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****84%**

**82%

Toilet within the home ****87%**

**85%

No toilet (open defecation) ****13%**

**14%

Tap water ****13%**

**22%

Drinking water within premises ****76%**

**69%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****11%**

**11%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****86%**

**87%

Use banking services ****76%**

**79%

Television ****52%**

**48%

Mobile phone ****81%**

**69%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****20%**

**20%

Car / jeep / van ****10%**

**8%

None of these assets ****7%**

**8%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Bettampady?

■ Bettampady · ■ Puttur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****84.3%**

**84.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1022**

**1012

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****896**

**952

Working population ****51.6%**

**53.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 89.7% for men and 79.1% for women. 62% of men and 41% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 7 (0%) · **■** Farm labourers 2 (0%) · **■** Household industry 704 (30%) · **■** Other work 1,580 (67%) · **■** Marginal 53 (2%)

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

- Hirebandadi5,680 people
- Nelyadi5,504 people
- Madnooru5,062 people
- Kowkradi4,916 people
- Kabaka4,532 people
- Aithoor4,368 people
- Ramakunja4,329 people
- Kutrupadi4,225 people

[All 66 villages in Puttur](https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/dakshina-kannada/puttur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Bettampady?574259
- How far is Bettampady from Mangalore?62 km by road
- What is the population of Bettampady?4,543 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bettampady in?Dakshina Kannada district (Puttur sub-district), Karnataka
- What is the literacy rate of Bettampady?84.3% (Census 2011)
