# Kombaru Village, Puttur, Dakshina Kannada (Karnataka)

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Village · Puttur, Dakshina Kannada 

# Kombaru

Kombaru is a village in Puttur sub-district of Dakshina Kannada district, Karnataka, PIN code **574230**. The 2011 Census counted **2,684 people in 592 households**, the 42nd largest of 66 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 82.2%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 84.4%.

- 2,684people (2011)
- 592households
- 82.2%literacy
- 574230PIN code

## Kombaru PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Kombaru is 574230.** Kombaru falls in Puttur sub-district, Dakshina Kannada district, Karnataka.

- PIN code574230
- Gram panchayatKombaru
- Community development blockPuttur
- Census village code617713

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

## How far is Kombaru from nearby towns?

- Puttur (sub-district HQ)52 km by road
- Mangalore (district HQ)105 km by road
- Puttur (nearest town)52 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 Kombaru?

15 services counted by the Census are inside Kombaru; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Subramanya
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Noojibalthila
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Nelyadi
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)12 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 Kombaru known for?

The main crops are **rubber and coconut**. About 9% of the 3,868 hectares of village land is sown, and 160 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 Kombaru

Of every 100 households in Kombaru in 2011, 70 had electricity, 69 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 61 had a mobile phone, 22 a two-wheeler and 7 a car.

■ Kombaru · ■ Puttur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****70%**

**82%

Toilet within the home ****69%**

**85%

No toilet (open defecation) ****31%**

**14%

Tap water ****17%**

**22%

Drinking water within premises ****69%**

**69%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**11%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**87%

Use banking services ****75%**

**79%

Television ****44%**

**48%

Mobile phone ****61%**

**69%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****22%**

**20%

Car / jeep / van ****7%**

**8%

None of these assets ****8%**

**8%

Own their home ****89%**

**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 Kombaru?

■ Kombaru · ■ Puttur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****82.2%**

**84.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****974**

**1012

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****944**

**952

Working population ****53.2%**

**53.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 87.2% for men and 77.0% for women. 66% of men and 40% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 13 (1%) · **■** Farm labourers 2 (0%) · **■** Household industry 161 (11%) · **■** Other work 1,041 (73%) · **■** Marginal 210 (15%)

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

- Mundoor3,024 people
- Charvaka2,977 people
- Shirady2,933 people
- Palthadi2,838 people
- Ballya2,572 people
- Kunthoor2,541 people
- G0Lithattu2,488 people
- Kodimbady2,356 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Kombaru?574230
- How far is Kombaru from Mangalore?105 km by road
- What is the population of Kombaru?2,684 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kombaru in?Dakshina Kannada district (Puttur sub-district), Karnataka
- What is the literacy rate of Kombaru?82.2% (Census 2011)
