# Kuthkunja Village, Sulya, Dakshina Kannada (Karnataka)

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Village · Sulya, Dakshina Kannada 

# Kuthkunja

Kuthkunja is a village in Sulya sub-district of Dakshina Kannada district, Karnataka, PIN code **574232**. The 2011 Census counted **1,671 people in 390 households**, the 34th largest of 40 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 88.1%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 85.9%.

- 1,671people (2011)
- 390households
- 88.1%literacy
- 574232PIN code

## Kuthkunja PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Kuthkunja is 574232.** Kuthkunja falls in Sulya sub-district, Dakshina Kannada district, Karnataka.

- PIN code574232
- Gram panchayatPanja
- Community development blockSulya
- Census village code617780

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

## How far is Kuthkunja from nearby towns?

- Sulya (sub-district HQ)27 km by road
- Mangalore (district HQ)92 km by road
- Sulya (nearest town)27 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 Kuthkunja?

13 services counted by the Census are inside Kuthkunja; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Public libraryIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Kaniyooru
- ○Degree college10+ km · Subramanya
- ○ITI / vocational schoolunder 5 km · Kalmadka
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- 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 Kuthkunja known for?

The main crops are **arecanut and rubber**. About 21% of the 1,697 hectares of village land is sown, and 265 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 Kuthkunja

Of every 100 households in Kuthkunja in 2011, 87 had electricity, 86 a toilet at home and 17 cooked with LPG; 74 had a mobile phone, 22 a two-wheeler and 11 a car.

■ Kuthkunja · ■ Sulya rural average

Electricity for lighting ****87%**

**78%

Toilet within the home ****86%**

**79%

No toilet (open defecation) ****14%**

**20%

Tap water ****25%**

**17%

Drinking water within premises ****67%**

**60%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****17%**

**8%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****80%**

**90%

Use banking services ****95%**

**85%

Television ****48%**

**45%

Mobile phone ****74%**

**64%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****22%**

**21%

Car / jeep / van ****11%**

**10%

None of these assets ****4%**

**9%

Own their home ****93%**

**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 Kuthkunja?

■ Kuthkunja · ■ Sulya rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****88.1%**

**85.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****987**

**1007

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1014**

**976

Working population ****47.0%**

**49.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 93.2% for men and 83.0% for women. 66% of men and 28% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 1 (0%) · **■** Household industry 86 (11%) · **■** Other work 682 (87%) · **■** Marginal 16 (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

- Kollamogru1,841 people
- Madappady1,757 people
- Mupperia1,707 people
- Yenmooru1,679 people
- Balagodu1,313 people
- Pambethady1,267 people
- Kenya1,185 people
- Kalmakaru1,167 people

[All 40 villages in Sulya](https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/dakshina-kannada/sulya/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Kuthkunja?574232
- How far is Kuthkunja from Mangalore?92 km by road
- What is the population of Kuthkunja?1,671 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kuthkunja in?Dakshina Kannada district (Sulya sub-district), Karnataka
- What is the literacy rate of Kuthkunja?88.1% (Census 2011)
