# Charvaka Village, Puttur, Dakshina Kannada (Karnataka) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/dakshina-kannada/puttur/charvaka/ Village · Puttur, Dakshina Kannada # Charvaka Charvaka is a village in Puttur sub-district of Dakshina Kannada district, Karnataka, PIN code **574328**. The 2011 Census counted **2,977 people in 602 households**, the 39th largest of 66 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 81.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 84.4%. - 2,977people (2011) - 602households - 81.2%literacy - 574328PIN code ## Charvaka PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Charvaka is 574328.** Charvaka falls in Puttur sub-district, Dakshina Kannada district, Karnataka. - PIN code574328 - Gram panchayatKaniyoor - Community development blockPuttur - Census village code617717 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Charvaka from nearby towns? - Puttur (sub-district HQ)25 km by road - Mangalore (district HQ)79 km by road - Puttur (nearest town)25 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 Charvaka? 14 services counted by the Census are inside Charvaka; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 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 - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Kaniyoor - ○Degree college10+ km · Noojibalthila - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Puttur - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river - Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 18 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 Charvaka known for? The main crops are **arecanut and coconut**. Products made here include pots. About 28% of the 1,165 hectares of village land is sown, and 250 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 Charvaka Of every 100 households in Charvaka in 2011, 68 had electricity, 77 a toilet at home and 7 cooked with LPG; 64 had a mobile phone, 19 a two-wheeler and 8 a car. ■ Charvaka · ■ Puttur rural average Electricity for lighting ****68%** **82% Toilet within the home ****77%** **85% No toilet (open defecation) ****23%** **14% Tap water ****2%** **22% Drinking water within premises ****32%** **69% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****7%** **11% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****92%** **87% Use banking services ****54%** **79% Television ****38%** **48% Mobile phone ****64%** **69% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****19%** **20% Car / jeep / van ****8%** **8% None of these assets ****11%** **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 Charvaka? ■ Charvaka · ■ Puttur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****81.2%** **84.4% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****955** **1012 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****952** **952 Working population ****53.4%** **53.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 87.3% for men and 74.8% for women. 66% of men and 41% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 20 (1%) · **■** Farm labourers 1 (0%) · **■** Household industry 313 (20%) · **■** Other work 1,217 (76%) · **■** Marginal 40 (3%) 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 - Perabe3,125 people - Badagannur3,109 people - Konalu3,040 people - Mundoor3,024 people - Shirady2,933 people - Palthadi2,838 people - Kombaru2,684 people - Ballya2,572 people [All 66 villages in Puttur](https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/dakshina-kannada/puttur/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Charvaka?574328 - How far is Charvaka from Mangalore?79 km by road - What is the population of Charvaka?2,977 (Census 2011) - Which district is Charvaka in?Dakshina Kannada district (Puttur sub-district), Karnataka - What is the literacy rate of Charvaka?81.2% (Census 2011)