# Kanthavara Village, Karkal, Udupi (Karnataka) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/udupi/karkal/kanthavara/ Village · Karkal, Udupi # Kanthavara Kanthavara is a village in Karkal sub-district of Udupi district, Karnataka, PIN code **574129**. The 2011 Census counted **3,350 people in 753 households**, the 25th largest of 49 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 85.1%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 85.6%. - 3,350people (2011) - 753households - 85.1%literacy - 574129PIN code ## Kanthavara PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Kanthavara is 574129.** Kanthavara falls in Karkal sub-district, Udupi district, Karnataka. - PIN code574129 - Gram panchayatKanthavara - Community development blockKarkal - Census village code608905 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Kanthavara from nearby towns? - Karkala (sub-district HQ)20 km by road - Udupi (district HQ)55 km by road - Karkal (nearest town)20 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 Kanthavara? 18 services counted by the Census are inside Kanthavara; 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 - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Alternative medicine hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●DispensaryIn 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 - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree college10+ km · Moodbidri - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Padumarnad - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Public bus service5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)18 h summer · 22 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 Kanthavara known for? The main crops are **paddy and arecanut**. Products made here include beedi, pots and baskets. About 28% of the 1,989 hectares of village land is sown, and 264 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 Kanthavara Of every 100 households in Kanthavara in 2011, 79 had electricity, 88 a toilet at home and 12 cooked with LPG; 75 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 4 a car. ■ Kanthavara · ■ Karkal rural average Electricity for lighting ****79%** **88% Toilet within the home ****88%** **87% No toilet (open defecation) ****12%** **13% Tap water ****15%** **14% Drinking water within premises ****62%** **70% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****12%** **17% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****87%** **82% Use banking services ****95%** **94% Television ****52%** **61% Mobile phone ****75%** **77% Computer with internet ****1%** **2% Two-wheeler ****10%** **21% Car / jeep / van ****4%** **6% None of these assets ****8%** **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 Kanthavara? ■ Kanthavara · ■ Karkal rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****85.1%** **85.6% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1132** **1092 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****909** **951 Working population ****58.5%** **49.9% ### Women and men Literacy is 89.8% for men and 81.1% for women. 66% of men and 52% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 384 (20%) · **■** Farm labourers 383 (20%) · **■** Household industry 9 (0%) · **■** Other work 1,044 (53%) · **■** Marginal 139 (7%) 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 - Nandalike3,726 people - Inna3,523 people - Palli3,514 people - Durga3,383 people - Neere3,053 people - Kervashe3,018 people - Renjala2,832 people - Kanajaru2,626 people [All 49 villages in Karkal](https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/udupi/karkal/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Kanthavara?574129 - How far is Kanthavara from Udupi?55 km by road - What is the population of Kanthavara?3,350 (Census 2011) - Which district is Kanthavara in?Udupi district (Karkal sub-district), Karnataka - What is the literacy rate of Kanthavara?85.1% (Census 2011)