# Kaniyoor Village, Puttur, Dakshina Kannada (Karnataka) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/dakshina-kannada/puttur/kaniyoor/ Village · Puttur, Dakshina Kannada # Kaniyoor Kaniyoor is a village in Puttur sub-district of Dakshina Kannada district, Karnataka, PIN code **574328**. The 2011 Census counted **2,126 people in 464 households**, the 49th largest of 66 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 84.7%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 84.4%. - 2,126people (2011) - 464households - 84.7%literacy - 574328PIN code ## Kaniyoor PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Kaniyoor is 574328.** Kaniyoor falls in Puttur sub-district, Dakshina Kannada district, Karnataka. - PIN code574328 - Gram panchayatKaniyoor - Community development blockPuttur - Census village code617725 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Kaniyoor from nearby towns? - Puttur (sub-district HQ)30 km by road - Mangalore (district HQ)60 km by road - Puttur (nearest town)30 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 Kaniyoor? 26 services counted by the Census are inside Kaniyoor; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Degree collegeIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●TB clinicIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 - ●Post officeIn village - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Railway stationIn village - ●State highwayIn 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 school5–10 km · Narimogaru - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - 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 Kaniyoor known for? The main crops are **arecanut and cashew nut**. Products made here include hollow blocks. About 26% of the 810 hectares of village land is sown, and 124 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 Kaniyoor Of every 100 households in Kaniyoor in 2011, 91 had electricity, 86 a toilet at home and 8 cooked with LPG; 65 had a mobile phone, 18 a two-wheeler and 10 a car. ■ Kaniyoor · ■ Puttur rural average Electricity for lighting ****91%** **82% Toilet within the home ****86%** **85% No toilet (open defecation) ****14%** **14% Tap water ****12%** **22% Drinking water within premises ****66%** **69% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****8%** **11% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****92%** **87% Use banking services ****92%** **79% Television ****51%** **48% Mobile phone ****65%** **69% Computer with internet ****1%** **1% Two-wheeler ****18%** **20% Car / jeep / van ****10%** **8% None of these assets ****9%** **8% Own their home ****95%** **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 Kaniyoor? ■ Kaniyoor · ■ Puttur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****84.7%** **84.4% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****987** **1012 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1064** **952 Working population ****54.0%** **53.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 90.5% for men and 78.8% for women. 64% of men and 44% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 13 (1%) · **■** Farm labourers 1 (0%) · **■** Household industry 206 (18%) · **■** Other work 925 (81%) · **■** Marginal 4 (0%) 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 - G0Lithattu2,488 people - Kodimbady2,356 people - Irde2,293 people - Padnoor2,232 people - Kudmaru2,093 people - Ichlampady2,063 people - Bellipadi2,022 people - Haleneranki1,999 people [All 66 villages in Puttur](https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/dakshina-kannada/puttur/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Kaniyoor?574328 - How far is Kaniyoor from Mangalore?60 km by road - What is the population of Kaniyoor?2,126 (Census 2011) - Which district is Kaniyoor in?Dakshina Kannada district (Puttur sub-district), Karnataka - What is the literacy rate of Kaniyoor?84.7% (Census 2011)