# Kalanja Village, Sulya, Dakshina Kannada (Karnataka) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/dakshina-kannada/sulya/kalanja/ Village · Sulya, Dakshina Kannada # Kalanja Kalanja is a village in Sulya sub-district of Dakshina Kannada district, Karnataka, PIN code **574212**. The 2011 Census counted **2,154 people in 476 households**, the 28th largest of 40 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 87.4%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 85.9%. - 2,154people (2011) - 476households - 87.4%literacy - 574212PIN code ## Kalanja PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Kalanja is 574212.** Kalanja falls in Sulya sub-district, Dakshina Kannada district, Karnataka. - PIN code574212 - Gram panchayatKalanja - Community development blockSulya - Census village code617757 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Kalanja from nearby towns? - Sulya (sub-district HQ)13 km by road - Mangalore (district HQ)81 km by road - Sulya (nearest town)13 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 Kalanja? 15 services counted by the Census are inside Kalanja; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Bellare - ○Degree college10+ km · Sulliya - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Sulya - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 18 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 Kalanja known for? The main crops are **arecanut and rubber**. About 22% of the 657 hectares of village land is sown, and 95 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 Kalanja Of every 100 households in Kalanja in 2011, 87 had electricity, 87 a toilet at home and 6 cooked with LPG; 76 had a mobile phone, 22 a two-wheeler and 10 a car. ■ Kalanja · ■ Sulya rural average Electricity for lighting ****87%** **78% Toilet within the home ****87%** **79% No toilet (open defecation) ****12%** **20% Tap water ****5%** **17% Drinking water within premises ****58%** **60% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****6%** **8% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****88%** **90% Use banking services ****70%** **85% Television ****48%** **45% Mobile phone ****76%** **64% Computer with internet ****1%** **1% Two-wheeler ****22%** **21% Car / jeep / van ****10%** **10% None of these assets ****6%** **9% Own their home ****97%** **92% 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 Kalanja? ■ Kalanja · ■ Sulya rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****87.4%** **85.9% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1019** **1007 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****913** **976 Working population ****49.0%** **49.1% ### Women and men Literacy is 93.4% for men and 81.7% for women. 64% of men and 34% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ******** **■** Cultivators 21 (2%) · **■** Household industry 94 (9%) · **■** Other work 872 (83%) · **■** Marginal 68 (6%) 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 Sulya - Kanaka Majalu2,425 people - Kodiyala2,314 people - Kalmadka2,241 people - Thodikana2,174 people - Balila1,992 people - Kollamogru1,841 people - Madappady1,757 people - Mupperia1,707 people [All 40 villages in Sulya](https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/dakshina-kannada/sulya/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Kalanja?574212 - How far is Kalanja from Mangalore?81 km by road - What is the population of Kalanja?2,154 (Census 2011) - Which district is Kalanja in?Dakshina Kannada district (Sulya sub-district), Karnataka - What is the literacy rate of Kalanja?87.4% (Census 2011)