# Durga Village, Karkal, Udupi (Karnataka) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Karkal, Udupi 

# Durga

Durga is a village in Karkal sub-district of Udupi district, Karnataka, PIN code **576117**. The 2011 Census counted **3,383 people in 737 households**, the 24th largest of 49 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 85.0%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 85.6%.

- 3,383people (2011)
- 737households
- 85.0%literacy
- 576117PIN code

## Durga PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Durga is 576117.** Durga falls in Karkal sub-district, Udupi district, Karnataka.

- PIN code576117
- Gram panchayatDurga
- Community development blockKarkal
- Census village code608907

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

## How far is Durga from nearby towns?

- Karkala (sub-district HQ)4 km by road
- Udupi (district HQ)32 km by road
- Karkal (nearest town)4 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 Durga?

19 services counted by the Census are inside Durga; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 5 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 3 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●TB clinicIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Public libraryIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Karkal
- ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Karkala
- ○ITI / vocational schoolunder 5 km · Karkala
- ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)18 h summer · 23 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 Durga known for?

The main crops are **paddy and coconut**. Products made here include granite and carpentry. About 27% of the 1,972 hectares of village land is sown, and 302 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 Durga

Of every 100 households in Durga in 2011, 87 had electricity, 80 a toilet at home and 11 cooked with LPG; 76 had a mobile phone, 24 a two-wheeler and 8 a car.

■ Durga · ■ Karkal rural average

Electricity for lighting ****87%**

**88%

Toilet within the home ****80%**

**87%

No toilet (open defecation) ****20%**

**13%

Tap water ****16%**

**14%

Drinking water within premises ****50%**

**70%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****11%**

**17%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****87%**

**82%

Use banking services ****96%**

**94%

Television ****58%**

**61%

Mobile phone ****76%**

**77%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****24%**

**21%

Car / jeep / van ****8%**

**6%

None of these assets ****8%**

**7%

Own their home ****98%**

**93%

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 Durga?

■ Durga · ■ Karkal rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****85.0%**

**85.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1055**

**1092

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****929**

**951

Working population ****52.6%**

**49.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 88.7% for men and 81.6% for women. 66% of men and 40% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 77 (4%) · **■** Farm labourers 44 (2%) · **■** Household industry 4 (0%) · **■** Other work 1,551 (87%) · **■** Marginal 104 (6%)

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 Karkal

- Kallya3,864 people
- Nandalike3,726 people
- Inna3,523 people
- Palli3,514 people
- Kanthavara3,350 people
- Neere3,053 people
- Kervashe3,018 people
- Renjala2,832 people

[All 49 villages in Karkal](https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/udupi/karkal/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Durga?576117
- How far is Durga from Udupi?32 km by road
- What is the population of Durga?3,383 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Durga in?Udupi district (Karkal sub-district), Karnataka
- What is the literacy rate of Durga?85.0% (Census 2011)