# Kowkradi Village, Puttur, Dakshina Kannada (Karnataka) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/dakshina-kannada/puttur/kowkradi/ Village · Puttur, Dakshina Kannada # Kowkradi Kowkradi is a village in Puttur sub-district of Dakshina Kannada district, Karnataka, PIN code **574229**. The 2011 Census counted **4,916 people in 1,039 households**, the 13th largest of 66 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 85.6%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 84.4%. - 4,916people (2011) - 1,039households - 85.6%literacy - 574229PIN code ## Kowkradi PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Kowkradi is 574229.** Kowkradi falls in Puttur sub-district, Dakshina Kannada district, Karnataka. - PIN code574229 - Gram panchayatKowkradi - Community development blockPuttur - Census village code617700 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Kowkradi from nearby towns? - Puttur (sub-district HQ)32 km by road - Mangalore (district HQ)72 km by road - Puttur (nearest town)32 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 Kowkradi? 13 services counted by the Census are inside Kowkradi; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●National highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Nelyadi - ○Degree college10+ km · Uppinangady - ○ITI / vocational schoolunder 5 km · Nelyadi - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public libraryunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river - Electricity (2011)24 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 Kowkradi known for? The main crops are **arecanut and rubber**. About 19% of the 2,524 hectares of village land is sown, and 265 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 Kowkradi Of every 100 households in Kowkradi in 2011, 85 had electricity, 88 a toilet at home and 15 cooked with LPG; 82 had a mobile phone, 22 a two-wheeler and 9 a car. ■ Kowkradi · ■ Puttur rural average Electricity for lighting ****85%** **82% Toilet within the home ****88%** **85% No toilet (open defecation) ****12%** **14% Tap water ****25%** **22% Drinking water within premises ****85%** **69% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****15%** **11% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****84%** **87% Use banking services ****84%** **79% Television ****49%** **48% Mobile phone ****82%** **69% Computer with internet ****2%** **1% Two-wheeler ****22%** **20% Car / jeep / van ****9%** **8% None of these assets ****7%** **8% Own their home ****92%** **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 Kowkradi? ■ Kowkradi · ■ Puttur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****85.6%** **84.4% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1066** **1012 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1003** **952 Working population ****52.1%** **53.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 90.3% for men and 81.3% for women. 61% of men and 43% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 45 (2%) · **■** Farm labourers 5 (0%) · **■** Household industry 486 (19%) · **■** Other work 1,721 (67%) · **■** Marginal 302 (12%) 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 - Olamogru5,845 people - Hirebandadi5,680 people - Nelyadi5,504 people - Madnooru5,062 people - Bettampady4,543 people - Kabaka4,532 people - Aithoor4,368 people - Ramakunja4,329 people [All 66 villages in Puttur](https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/dakshina-kannada/puttur/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Kowkradi?574229 - How far is Kowkradi from Mangalore?72 km by road - What is the population of Kowkradi?4,916 (Census 2011) - Which district is Kowkradi in?Dakshina Kannada district (Puttur sub-district), Karnataka - What is the literacy rate of Kowkradi?85.6% (Census 2011)