# Nalkooru Village, Sulya, Dakshina Kannada (Karnataka) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/dakshina-kannada/sulya/nalkooru/ Village · Sulya, Dakshina Kannada # Nalkooru Nalkooru is a village in Sulya sub-district of Dakshina Kannada district, Karnataka, PIN code **574518**. The 2011 Census counted **2,525 people in 616 households**, the 23rd largest of 40 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 88.0%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 85.9%. - 2,525people (2011) - 616households - 88.0%literacy - 574518PIN code ## Nalkooru PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Nalkooru is 574518.** Nalkooru falls in Sulya sub-district, Dakshina Kannada district, Karnataka. - PIN code574518 - Gram panchayatGuthigaru - Community development blockSulya - Census village code617785 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Nalkooru from nearby towns? - Sulya (sub-district HQ)15 km by road - Mangalore (district HQ)115 km by road - Sulya (nearest town)15 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 Nalkooru? 14 services counted by the Census are inside Nalkooru; 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 · 1 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Aivathoklu - ○Degree college10+ km · Subramanya - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Kalmadaka - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, covered wells, 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 Nalkooru known for? The main crops are **arecanut and rubber**. About 23% of the 2,428 hectares of village land is sown, and 130 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 Nalkooru Of every 100 households in Nalkooru in 2011, 75 had electricity, 61 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 64 had a mobile phone, 25 a two-wheeler and 9 a car. ■ Nalkooru · ■ Sulya rural average Electricity for lighting ****75%** **78% Toilet within the home ****61%** **79% No toilet (open defecation) ****39%** **20% Tap water ****1%** **17% Drinking water within premises ****53%** **60% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%** **8% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%** **90% Use banking services ****97%** **85% Television ****41%** **45% Mobile phone ****64%** **64% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****25%** **21% Car / jeep / van ****9%** **10% None of these assets ****8%** **9% Own their home ****94%** **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 Nalkooru? ■ Nalkooru · ■ Sulya rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****88.0%** **85.9% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1015** **1007 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1063** **976 Working population ****58.3%** **49.1% ### Women and men Literacy is 91.4% for men and 84.6% for women. 67% of men and 50% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ******** **■** Cultivators 6 (0%) · **■** Household industry 63 (4%) · **■** Other work 1,400 (95%) · **■** Marginal 3 (0%) 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 - Nellurkembraje2,848 people - Yenekallu2,684 people - Amarapadnoor2,635 people - Murulya2,597 people - Kanaka Majalu2,425 people - Kodiyala2,314 people - Kalmadka2,241 people - Thodikana2,174 people [All 40 villages in Sulya](https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/dakshina-kannada/sulya/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Nalkooru?574518 - How far is Nalkooru from Mangalore?115 km by road - What is the population of Nalkooru?2,525 (Census 2011) - Which district is Nalkooru in?Dakshina Kannada district (Sulya sub-district), Karnataka - What is the literacy rate of Nalkooru?88.0% (Census 2011)