# Kunthoor Village, Puttur, Dakshina Kannada (Karnataka) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/dakshina-kannada/puttur/kunthoor/ Village · Puttur, Dakshina Kannada # Kunthoor Kunthoor is a village in Puttur sub-district of Dakshina Kannada district, Karnataka, PIN code **574285**. The 2011 Census counted **2,541 people in 541 households**, the 44th largest of 66 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 83.9%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 84.4%. - 2,541people (2011) - 541households - 83.9%literacy - 574285PIN code ## Kunthoor PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Kunthoor is 574285.** Kunthoor falls in Puttur sub-district, Dakshina Kannada district, Karnataka. - PIN code574285 - Gram panchayatPerabe - Community development blockPuttur - Census village code617709 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Kunthoor from nearby towns? - Puttur (sub-district HQ)26 km by road - Mangalore (district HQ)77 km by road - Puttur (nearest town)26 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 Kunthoor? 19 services counted by the Census are inside Kunthoor; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt · 1 private - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 2 private - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 - ●Post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Kadaba - ○Degree college10+ km · Uppinangady - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Puttur - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds - 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 Kunthoor known for? The main crops are **arecanut and coconut**. About 37% of the 1,360 hectares of village land is sown, and 174 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 Kunthoor Of every 100 households in Kunthoor in 2011, 80 had electricity, 82 a toilet at home and 5 cooked with LPG; 72 had a mobile phone, 23 a two-wheeler and 8 a car. ■ Kunthoor · ■ Puttur rural average Electricity for lighting ****80%** **82% Toilet within the home ****82%** **85% No toilet (open defecation) ****18%** **14% Tap water ****26%** **22% Drinking water within premises ****62%** **69% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****5%** **11% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****90%** **87% Use banking services ****86%** **79% Television ****43%** **48% Mobile phone ****72%** **69% Computer with internet ****1%** **1% Two-wheeler ****23%** **20% Car / jeep / van ****8%** **8% None of these assets ****7%** **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 Kunthoor? ■ Kunthoor · ■ Puttur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****83.9%** **84.4% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1010** **1012 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****915** **952 Working population ****48.8%** **53.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 89.9% for men and 78.0% for women. 64% of men and 34% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ******** **■** Cultivators 48 (4%) · **■** Household industry 239 (19%) · **■** Other work 950 (77%) · **■** 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 - Shirady2,933 people - Palthadi2,838 people - Kombaru2,684 people - Ballya2,572 people - G0Lithattu2,488 people - Kodimbady2,356 people - Irde2,293 people - Padnoor2,232 people [All 66 villages in Puttur](https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/dakshina-kannada/puttur/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Kunthoor?574285 - How far is Kunthoor from Mangalore?77 km by road - What is the population of Kunthoor?2,541 (Census 2011) - Which district is Kunthoor in?Dakshina Kannada district (Puttur sub-district), Karnataka - What is the literacy rate of Kunthoor?83.9% (Census 2011)