# Kalmakaru Village, Sulya, Dakshina Kannada (Karnataka) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/dakshina-kannada/sulya/kalmakaru/ Village · Sulya, Dakshina Kannada # Kalmakaru Kalmakaru is a village in Sulya sub-district of Dakshina Kannada district, Karnataka, PIN code **574218**. The 2011 Census counted **1,167 people in 297 households**, the 38th largest of 40 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 85.2%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 85.9%. - 1,167people (2011) - 297households - 85.2%literacy - 574218PIN code ## Kalmakaru PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Kalmakaru is 574218.** Kalmakaru falls in Sulya sub-district, Dakshina Kannada district, Karnataka. - PIN code574218 - Gram panchayatKollamogru - Community development blockSulya - Census village code617792 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Kalmakaru from nearby towns? - Sulya (sub-district HQ)50 km by road - Mangalore (district HQ)135 km by road - Sulya (nearest town)50 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 Kalmakaru? 11 services counted by the Census are inside Kalmakaru; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Subramanya - ○Degree college10+ km · Subramanya - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Kalmadka - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river - Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 12 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 Kalmakaru known for? The main crops are **coconuts and black pepper**. Products made here include rubber. About 13% of the 1,891 hectares of village land is sown, and 189 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 Kalmakaru Of every 100 households in Kalmakaru in 2011, 65 had electricity, 74 a toilet at home and 7 cooked with LPG; 46 had a mobile phone, 16 a two-wheeler and 5 a car. ■ Kalmakaru · ■ Sulya rural average Electricity for lighting ****65%** **78% Toilet within the home ****74%** **79% No toilet (open defecation) ****26%** **20% Tap water ****2%** **17% Drinking water within premises ****63%** **60% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****7%** **8% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****91%** **90% Use banking services ****94%** **85% Television ****35%** **45% Mobile phone ****46%** **64% Computer with internet ****2%** **1% Two-wheeler ****16%** **21% Car / jeep / van ****5%** **10% None of these assets ****7%** **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 Kalmakaru? ■ Kalmakaru · ■ Sulya rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****85.2%** **85.9% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****971** **1007 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****845** **976 Working population ****56.5%** **49.1% ### Women and men Literacy is 89.0% for men and 81.4% for women. 70% of men and 43% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ******** **■** Cultivators 6 (1%) · **■** Household industry 5 (1%) · **■** Other work 604 (92%) · **■** Marginal 44 (7%) 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 - Kuthkunja1,671 people - Balagodu1,313 people - Pambethady1,267 people - Kenya1,185 people - Hariharapallathadka1,011 people - Inakidu949 people [All 40 villages in Sulya](https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/dakshina-kannada/sulya/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Kalmakaru?574218 - How far is Kalmakaru from Mangalore?135 km by road - What is the population of Kalmakaru?1,167 (Census 2011) - Which district is Kalmakaru in?Dakshina Kannada district (Sulya sub-district), Karnataka - What is the literacy rate of Kalmakaru?85.2% (Census 2011)