# Konaje Village, Puttur, Dakshina Kannada (Karnataka)

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Village · Puttur, Dakshina Kannada 

# Konaje

Konaje is a village in Puttur sub-district of Dakshina Kannada district, Karnataka, PIN code **574230**. The 2011 Census counted **1,778 people in 362 households**, the 56th largest of 66 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 82.0%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 84.4%.

- 1,778people (2011)
- 362households
- 82.0%literacy
- 574230PIN code

## Konaje PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code574230
- Gram panchayatAithoor
- Community development blockPuttur
- Census village code617702

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

## How far is Konaje from nearby towns?

- Puttur (sub-district HQ)49 km by road
- Mangalore (district HQ)85 km by road
- Puttur (nearest town)49 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 Konaje?

13 services counted by the Census are inside Konaje; 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
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Commercial bankIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Ramakunja
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Noojibalthila
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Nelyadi
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 12 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 Konaje known for?

The main crops are **arecanut and paddy**. Products made here include beedi. About 9% of the 1,816 hectares of village land is sown, and 88 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 Konaje

Of every 100 households in Konaje in 2011, 83 had electricity, 90 a toilet at home and 8 cooked with LPG; 61 had a mobile phone, 29 a two-wheeler and 10 a car.

■ Konaje · ■ Puttur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****83%**

**82%

Toilet within the home ****90%**

**85%

No toilet (open defecation) ****10%**

**14%

Tap water ****19%**

**22%

Drinking water within premises ****88%**

**69%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****8%**

**11%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****87%**

**87%

Use banking services ****95%**

**79%

Television ****47%**

**48%

Mobile phone ****61%**

**69%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****29%**

**20%

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

**8%

None of these assets ****3%**

**8%

Own their home ****86%**

**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 Konaje?

■ Konaje · ■ Puttur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****82.0%**

**84.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1072**

**1012

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1109**

**952

Working population ****52.6%**

**53.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 88.1% for men and 76.3% for women. 62% of men and 43% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 17 (2%) · **■** Household industry 4 (0%) · **■** Other work 696 (74%) · **■** Marginal 219 (23%)

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

- Bellipadi2,022 people
- Haleneranki1,999 people
- Belandoor1,930 people
- 102 Nekkilady1,804 people
- Chickamudnoor1,722 people
- Renjilady1,692 people
- Bantra1,673 people
- Kaimana1,617 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Konaje?574230
- How far is Konaje from Mangalore?85 km by road
- What is the population of Konaje?1,778 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Konaje in?Dakshina Kannada district (Puttur sub-district), Karnataka
- What is the literacy rate of Konaje?82.0% (Census 2011)
