# Kalmadka Village, Sulya, Dakshina Kannada (Karnataka) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/dakshina-kannada/sulya/kalmadka/ Village · Sulya, Dakshina Kannada # Kalmadka Kalmadka is a village in Sulya sub-district of Dakshina Kannada district, Karnataka, PIN code **574212**. The 2011 Census counted **2,241 people in 454 households**, the 26th largest of 40 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 81.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 85.9%. - 2,241people (2011) - 454households - 81.5%literacy - 574212PIN code ## Kalmadka PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Kalmadka is 574212.** Kalmadka falls in Sulya sub-district, Dakshina Kannada district, Karnataka. - PIN code574212 - Gram panchayatKalmadka - Community development blockSulya - Census village code617779 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Kalmadka from nearby towns? - Sulya (sub-district HQ)28 km by road - Mangalore (district HQ)85 km by road - Sulya (nearest town)28 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 Kalmadka? 17 services counted by the Census are inside Kalmadka; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●ITI / vocational schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 2 - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 2 - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●State highwayIn 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 - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree college10+ km · Suliya - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post office10+ 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 and canal / river - 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 Kalmadka known for? The main crops are **arecanut and rubber**. About 43% of the 1,183 hectares of village land is sown, and 260 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 Kalmadka Of every 100 households in Kalmadka in 2011, 70 had electricity, 84 a toilet at home and 8 cooked with LPG; 69 had a mobile phone, 18 a two-wheeler and 10 a car. ■ Kalmadka · ■ Sulya rural average Electricity for lighting ****70%** **78% Toilet within the home ****84%** **79% No toilet (open defecation) ****16%** **20% Tap water ****12%** **17% Drinking water within premises ****49%** **60% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****8%** **8% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****83%** **90% Use banking services ****87%** **85% Television ****39%** **45% Mobile phone ****69%** **64% Computer with internet ****3%** **1% Two-wheeler ****18%** **21% Car / jeep / van ****10%** **10% None of these assets ****10%** **9% Own their home ****95%** **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 Kalmadka? ■ Kalmadka · ■ Sulya rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****81.5%** **85.9% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****981** **1007 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****870** **976 Working population ****47.7%** **49.1% ### Women and men Literacy is 88.9% for men and 74.1% for women. 58% of men and 37% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ******** **■** Cultivators 5 (0%) · **■** Household industry 204 (19%) · **■** Other work 835 (78%) · **■** Marginal 25 (2%) 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 - Murulya2,597 people - Nalkooru2,525 people - Kanaka Majalu2,425 people - Kodiyala2,314 people - Thodikana2,174 people - Kalanja2,154 people - Balila1,992 people - Kollamogru1,841 people [All 40 villages in Sulya](https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/dakshina-kannada/sulya/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Kalmadka?574212 - How far is Kalmadka from Mangalore?85 km by road - What is the population of Kalmadka?2,241 (Census 2011) - Which district is Kalmadka in?Dakshina Kannada district (Sulya sub-district), Karnataka - What is the literacy rate of Kalmadka?81.5% (Census 2011)