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

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Village · Karkal, Udupi 

# Kukkuje

Kukkuje is a village in Karkal sub-district of Udupi district, Karnataka, PIN code **574108**. The 2011 Census counted **1,438 people in 316 households**, the 42nd largest of 49 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 80.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 85.6%.

- 1,438people (2011)
- 316households
- 80.5%literacy
- 574108PIN code

## Kukkuje PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Kukkuje is 574108.** Kukkuje falls in Karkal sub-district, Udupi district, Karnataka.

- PIN code574108
- Gram panchayatKadthala
- Community development blockKarkal
- Census village code608877

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

## How far is Kukkuje from nearby towns?

- Karkala (sub-district HQ)22 km by road
- Udupi (district HQ)35 km by road
- Karkal (nearest town)22 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 Kukkuje?

18 services counted by the Census are inside Kukkuje; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Senior 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
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Degree college10+ km · Hiriadka
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Perdoor
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)18 h summer · 20 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 Kukkuje known for?

The main crops are **paddy and cashew nut**. About 43% of the 845 hectares of village land is sown, and 71 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 Kukkuje

Of every 100 households in Kukkuje in 2011, 82 had electricity, 79 a toilet at home and 12 cooked with LPG; 83 had a mobile phone, 22 a two-wheeler and 7 a car.

■ Kukkuje · ■ Karkal rural average

Electricity for lighting ****82%**

**88%

Toilet within the home ****79%**

**87%

No toilet (open defecation) ****21%**

**13%

Tap water ****5%**

**14%

Drinking water within premises ****70%**

**70%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****12%**

**17%

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

**82%

Use banking services ****97%**

**94%

Television ****55%**

**61%

Mobile phone ****83%**

**77%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****22%**

**21%

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

**6%

None of these assets ****7%**

**7%

Own their home ****94%**

**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 Kukkuje?

■ Kukkuje · ■ Karkal rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****80.5%**

**85.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1140**

**1092

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1179**

**951

Working population ****52.1%**

**49.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 86.9% for men and 74.9% for women. 63% of men and 42% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 155 (21%) · **■** Farm labourers 69 (9%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 444 (59%) · **■** Marginal 79 (11%)

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

- Ninjoor2,092 people
- Belenje1,997 people
- Yellare1,583 people
- Hermunde1,463 people
- Kabbinale1,407 people
- Mulladka1,353 people
- Bailoor1,185 people
- Jarkala896 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Kukkuje?574108
- How far is Kukkuje from Udupi?35 km by road
- What is the population of Kukkuje?1,438 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kukkuje in?Udupi district (Karkal sub-district), Karnataka
- What is the literacy rate of Kukkuje?80.5% (Census 2011)