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

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Village · Karkal, Udupi 

# Mala

Mala is a village in Karkal sub-district of Udupi district, Karnataka, PIN code **574122**. The 2011 Census counted **5,998 people in 1,338 households**, the 7th largest of 49 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 81.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 85.6%.

- 5,998people (2011)
- 1,338households
- 81.4%literacy
- 574122PIN code

## Mala PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Mala is 574122.** Mala falls in Karkal sub-district, Udupi district, Karnataka.

- PIN code574122
- Gram panchayatMala
- Community development blockKarkal
- Census village code608887

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

## How far is Mala from nearby towns?

- Karkala (sub-district HQ)20 km by road
- Udupi (district HQ)53 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 Mala?

26 services counted by the Census are inside Mala; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 7 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 5 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 2
- ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●TB clinicIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Family welfare centreIn village · 2
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●National highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Commercial bankIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Public libraryIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Mudar
- ○Degree college10+ km · Karkala
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Karkala
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)17 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 Mala known for?

The main crops are **paddy and coconut**. Products made here include cashewnut processing, beedi, pots and hollowblocks. About 18% of the 4,700 hectares of village land is sown, and 321 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 Mala

Of every 100 households in Mala in 2011, 87 had electricity, 88 a toilet at home and 8 cooked with LPG; 67 had a mobile phone, 18 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Mala · ■ Karkal rural average

Electricity for lighting ****87%**

**88%

Toilet within the home ****88%**

**87%

No toilet (open defecation) ****12%**

**13%

Tap water ****5%**

**14%

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

**70%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****8%**

**17%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****88%**

**82%

Use banking services ****96%**

**94%

Television ****49%**

**61%

Mobile phone ****67%**

**77%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****18%**

**21%

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

**6%

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

**7%

Own their home ****96%**

**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 Mala?

■ Mala · ■ Karkal rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****81.4%**

**85.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1054**

**1092

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****782**

**951

Working population ****55.2%**

**49.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 86.6% for men and 76.6% for women. 64% of men and 47% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 389 (12%) · **■** Farm labourers 470 (14%) · **■** Household industry 43 (1%) · **■** Other work 2,244 (68%) · **■** Marginal 163 (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 Karkal

- Marne7,766 people
- Miyar7,318 people
- Mudar6,088 people
- Hebri6,006 people
- Nallur5,829 people
- Mundkuru5,747 people
- Eedu5,176 people
- Chara5,065 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Mala?574122
- How far is Mala from Udupi?53 km by road
- What is the population of Mala?5,998 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Mala in?Udupi district (Karkal sub-district), Karnataka
- What is the literacy rate of Mala?81.4% (Census 2011)