# Kenya Village, Sulya, Dakshina Kannada (Karnataka) – PIN Code

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Village · Sulya, Dakshina Kannada 

# Kenya

Kenya is a village in Sulya sub-district of Dakshina Kannada district, Karnataka, PIN code **574237**. The 2011 Census counted **1,185 people in 285 households**, the 37th largest of 40 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 79.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 85.9%.

- 1,185people (2011)
- 285households
- 79.6%literacy
- 574237PIN code

## Kenya PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Kenya is 574237.** Kenya falls in Sulya sub-district, Dakshina Kannada district, Karnataka.

- PIN code574237
- Gram panchayatBalpa
- Community development blockSulya
- Census village code617781

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

## How far is Kenya from nearby towns?

- Sulya (sub-district HQ)32 km by road
- Mangalore (district HQ)94 km by road
- Sulya (nearest town)32 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 Kenya?

12 services counted by the Census are inside Kenya; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Public libraryIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Aivathoklu
- ○Degree college10+ km · Subramanya
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Kalmadaka
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)18 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 Kenya known for?

The main crops are **arecanut and rubber**. Products made here include beedi. About 43% of the 843 hectares of village land is sown, and 224 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 Kenya

Of every 100 households in Kenya in 2011, 68 had electricity, 69 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 64 had a mobile phone, 25 a two-wheeler and 9 a car.

■ Kenya · ■ Sulya rural average

Electricity for lighting ****68%**

**78%

Toilet within the home ****69%**

**79%

No toilet (open defecation) ****31%**

**20%

Tap water ****0%**

**17%

Drinking water within premises ****56%**

**60%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%**

**8%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%**

**90%

Use banking services ****85%**

**85%

Television ****33%**

**45%

Mobile phone ****64%**

**64%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****25%**

**21%

Car / jeep / van ****9%**

**10%

None of these assets ****12%**

**9%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Kenya?

■ Kenya · ■ Sulya rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****79.6%**

**85.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1029**

**1007

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1304**

**976

Working population ****50.4%**

**49.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 86.1% for men and 73.2% for women. 70% of men and 32% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Farm labourers 2 (0%) · **■** Household industry 116 (19%) · **■** Other work 464 (78%) · **■** Marginal 15 (3%)

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

- Yenmooru1,679 people
- Kuthkunja1,671 people
- Balagodu1,313 people
- Pambethady1,267 people
- Kalmakaru1,167 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 Kenya?574237
- How far is Kenya from Mangalore?94 km by road
- What is the population of Kenya?1,185 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kenya in?Dakshina Kannada district (Sulya sub-district), Karnataka
- What is the literacy rate of Kenya?79.6% (Census 2011)
