# Kuriya Village, Puttur, Dakshina Kannada (Karnataka) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/dakshina-kannada/puttur/kuriya/ Village · Puttur, Dakshina Kannada # Kuriya Kuriya is a village in Puttur sub-district of Dakshina Kannada district, Karnataka, PIN code **574210**. The 2011 Census counted **3,279 people in 699 households**, the 31st largest of 66 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 87.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 84.4%. - 3,279people (2011) - 699households - 87.9%literacy - 574210PIN code ## Kuriya PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Kuriya is 574210.** Kuriya falls in Puttur sub-district, Dakshina Kannada district, Karnataka. - PIN code574210 - Gram panchayatAryapu - Community development blockPuttur - Census village code617733 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Kuriya from nearby towns? - Puttur (sub-district HQ)12 km by road - Mangalore (district HQ)65 km by road - Puttur (nearest town)12 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 Kuriya? 14 services counted by the Census are inside Kuriya; 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 - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Olamogru - ○Degree college10+ km · Puttur - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Narimogaru - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Public bus service5–10 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 and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)18 h summer · 24 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 Kuriya known for? The main crops are **arecanut and paddy**. About 12% of the 802 hectares of village land is sown, and 89 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 Kuriya Of every 100 households in Kuriya in 2011, 86 had electricity, 85 a toilet at home and 11 cooked with LPG; 72 had a mobile phone, 22 a two-wheeler and 9 a car. ■ Kuriya · ■ Puttur rural average Electricity for lighting ****86%** **82% Toilet within the home ****85%** **85% No toilet (open defecation) ****15%** **14% Tap water ****1%** **22% Drinking water within premises ****81%** **69% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****11%** **11% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****87%** **87% Use banking services ****74%** **79% Television ****57%** **48% Mobile phone ****72%** **69% Computer with internet ****1%** **1% Two-wheeler ****22%** **20% Car / jeep / van ****9%** **8% None of these assets ****10%** **8% Own their home ****97%** **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 Kuriya? ■ Kuriya · ■ Puttur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****87.9%** **84.4% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1019** **1012 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****787** **952 Working population ****46.8%** **53.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 92.5% for men and 83.5% for women. 61% of men and 33% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 8 (1%) · **■** Farm labourers 6 (0%) · **■** Household industry 331 (22%) · **■** Other work 1,169 (76%) · **■** Marginal 20 (1%) 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 - Sarve3,640 people - Kedambady3,604 people - Kadaba3,596 people - Bilinele3,580 people - Noojibalthila3,278 people - Nidpalli3,257 people - Kudipadi3,171 people - Perabe3,125 people [All 66 villages in Puttur](https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/dakshina-kannada/puttur/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Kuriya?574210 - How far is Kuriya from Mangalore?65 km by road - What is the population of Kuriya?3,279 (Census 2011) - Which district is Kuriya in?Dakshina Kannada district (Puttur sub-district), Karnataka - What is the literacy rate of Kuriya?87.9% (Census 2011)