# Kanajaru Village, Karkal, Udupi (Karnataka) – PIN Code

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Village · Karkal, Udupi 

# Kanajaru

Kanajaru is a village in Karkal sub-district of Udupi district, Karnataka, PIN code **574102**. The 2011 Census counted **2,626 people in 587 households**, the 29th largest of 49 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 85.1%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 85.6%.

- 2,626people (2011)
- 587households
- 85.1%literacy
- 574102PIN code

## Kanajaru PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Kanajaru is 574102.** Kanajaru falls in Karkal sub-district, Udupi district, Karnataka.

- PIN code574102
- Gram panchayatNeere
- Community development blockKarkal
- Census village code608888

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

## How far is Kanajaru from nearby towns?

- Karkala (sub-district HQ)9 km by road
- Udupi (district HQ)34 km by road
- Karkal (nearest town)9 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 Kanajaru?

13 services counted by the Census are inside Kanajaru; 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
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Commercial bankIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Mudar
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Karkala
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Karkala
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- 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 Kanajaru known for?

The main crops are **paddy and arecanut**. Products made here include rice mill. About 29% of the 1,423 hectares of village land is sown, and 148 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 Kanajaru

Of every 100 households in Kanajaru in 2011, 91 had electricity, 86 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 79 had a mobile phone, 20 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Kanajaru · ■ Karkal rural average

Electricity for lighting ****91%**

**88%

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

**87%

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

**13%

Tap water ****6%**

**14%

Drinking water within premises ****85%**

**70%

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

**17%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%**

**82%

Use banking services ****97%**

**94%

Television ****65%**

**61%

Mobile phone ****79%**

**77%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****20%**

**21%

Car / jeep / van ****4%**

**6%

None of these assets ****5%**

**7%

Own their home ****97%**

**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 Kanajaru?

■ Kanajaru · ■ Karkal rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****85.1%**

**85.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1052**

**1092

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****942**

**951

Working population ****51.8%**

**49.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 91.5% for men and 79.1% for women. 67% of men and 37% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 422 (31%) · **■** Farm labourers 256 (19%) · **■** Household industry 67 (5%) · **■** Other work 600 (44%) · **■** Marginal 16 (1%)

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

- Kanthavara3,350 people
- Neere3,053 people
- Kervashe3,018 people
- Renjala2,832 people
- Irvathuru2,518 people
- Nadpalu2,478 people
- Nooralbettu2,367 people
- Andaru2,358 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Kanajaru?574102
- How far is Kanajaru from Udupi?34 km by road
- What is the population of Kanajaru?2,626 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kanajaru in?Udupi district (Karkal sub-district), Karnataka
- What is the literacy rate of Kanajaru?85.1% (Census 2011)
