# Thodikana Village, Sulya, Dakshina Kannada (Karnataka)

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Village · Sulya, Dakshina Kannada 

# Thodikana

Thodikana is a village in Sulya sub-district of Dakshina Kannada district, Karnataka, PIN code **574314**. The 2011 Census counted **2,174 people in 518 households**, the 27th largest of 40 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 85.7%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 85.9%.

- 2,174people (2011)
- 518households
- 85.7%literacy
- 574314PIN code

## Thodikana PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Thodikana is 574314.** Thodikana falls in Sulya sub-district, Dakshina Kannada district, Karnataka.

- PIN code574314
- Gram panchayatAranthodu
- Community development blockSulya
- Census village code617769

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

## How far is Thodikana from nearby towns?

- Sulya (sub-district HQ)18 km by road
- Mangalore (district HQ)103 km by road
- Sulya (nearest town)18 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 Thodikana?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Aranthodu
- ○Degree college10+ km · Sulya
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Sulya
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, 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 Thodikana known for?

The main crops are **arecanut and rubber**. About 21% of the 2,141 hectares of village land is sown, and 293 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 Thodikana

Of every 100 households in Thodikana in 2011, 70 had electricity, 75 a toilet at home and 5 cooked with LPG; 51 had a mobile phone, 17 a two-wheeler and 7 a car.

■ Thodikana · ■ Sulya rural average

Electricity for lighting ****70%**

**78%

Toilet within the home ****75%**

**79%

No toilet (open defecation) ****17%**

**20%

Tap water ****18%**

**17%

Drinking water within premises ****21%**

**60%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****5%**

**8%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****94%**

**90%

Use banking services ****78%**

**85%

Television ****47%**

**45%

Mobile phone ****51%**

**64%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****17%**

**21%

Car / jeep / van ****7%**

**10%

None of these assets ****10%**

**9%

Own their home ****80%**

**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 Thodikana?

■ Thodikana · ■ Sulya rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****85.7%**

**85.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1039**

**1007

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1095**

**976

Working population ****46.2%**

**49.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 90.0% for men and 81.6% for women. 62% of men and 31% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 2 (0%) · **■** Farm labourers 11 (1%) · **■** Household industry 52 (5%) · **■** Other work 894 (89%) · **■** Marginal 46 (5%)

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

- Nalkooru2,525 people
- Kanaka Majalu2,425 people
- Kodiyala2,314 people
- Kalmadka2,241 people
- Kalanja2,154 people
- Balila1,992 people
- Kollamogru1,841 people
- Madappady1,757 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Thodikana?574314
- How far is Thodikana from Mangalore?103 km by road
- What is the population of Thodikana?2,174 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Thodikana in?Dakshina Kannada district (Sulya sub-district), Karnataka
- What is the literacy rate of Thodikana?85.7% (Census 2011)
