# Madnooru Village, Puttur, Dakshina Kannada (Karnataka)

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Village · Puttur, Dakshina Kannada 

# Madnooru

Madnooru is a village in Puttur sub-district of Dakshina Kannada district, Karnataka, PIN code **574223**. The 2011 Census counted **5,062 people in 1,006 households**, the 12th largest of 66 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 84.6%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 84.4%.

- 5,062people (2011)
- 1,006households
- 84.6%literacy
- 574223PIN code

## Madnooru PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Madnooru is 574223.** Madnooru falls in Puttur sub-district, Dakshina Kannada district, Karnataka.

- PIN code574223
- Gram panchayatAriyadka
- Community development blockPuttur
- Census village code617746

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

## How far is Madnooru from nearby towns?

- Puttur (sub-district HQ)18 km by road
- Mangalore (district HQ)72 km by road
- Puttur (nearest town)18 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 Madnooru?

20 services counted by the Census are inside Madnooru; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt · 1 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 3 govt · 1 private
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1
- ●Sub 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
- ●Commercial bankIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Public libraryIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Degree college10+ km · Puttur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Narimagaru
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river
- 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 Madnooru known for?

The main crops are **arecanut and paddy**. Products made here include pots. About 30% of the 1,080 hectares of village land is sown, and 274 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 Madnooru

Of every 100 households in Madnooru in 2011, 77 had electricity, 76 a toilet at home and 10 cooked with LPG; 68 had a mobile phone, 16 a two-wheeler and 8 a car.

■ Madnooru · ■ Puttur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****77%**

**82%

Toilet within the home ****76%**

**85%

No toilet (open defecation) ****24%**

**14%

Tap water ****18%**

**22%

Drinking water within premises ****65%**

**69%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****10%**

**11%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****86%**

**87%

Use banking services ****75%**

**79%

Television ****45%**

**48%

Mobile phone ****68%**

**69%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****16%**

**20%

Car / jeep / van ****8%**

**8%

None of these assets ****13%**

**8%

Own their home ****93%**

**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 Madnooru?

■ Madnooru · ■ Puttur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****84.6%**

**84.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1033**

**1012

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****871**

**952

Working population ****50.6%**

**53.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 90.3% for men and 79.3% for women. 58% of men and 43% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 22 (1%) · **■** Farm labourers 4 (0%) · **■** Household industry 397 (15%) · **■** Other work 1,894 (74%) · **■** Marginal 245 (10%)

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

- Keyyur5,883 people
- Olamogru5,845 people
- Hirebandadi5,680 people
- Nelyadi5,504 people
- Kowkradi4,916 people
- Bettampady4,543 people
- Kabaka4,532 people
- Aithoor4,368 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Madnooru?574223
- How far is Madnooru from Mangalore?72 km by road
- What is the population of Madnooru?5,062 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Madnooru in?Dakshina Kannada district (Puttur sub-district), Karnataka
- What is the literacy rate of Madnooru?84.6% (Census 2011)
