# Heskathoor Village, Kundapura, Udupi (Karnataka) – PIN Code

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Village · Kundapura, Udupi 

# Heskathoor

Heskathoor is a village in Kundapura sub-district of Udupi district, Karnataka, PIN code **576210**. The 2011 Census counted **980 people in 186 households**, the 98th largest of 98 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 81.0%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 80.7%.

- 980people (2011)
- 186households
- 81.0%literacy
- 576210PIN code

## Heskathoor PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Heskathoor is 576210.** Heskathoor falls in Kundapura sub-district, Udupi district, Karnataka.

- PIN code576210
- Gram panchayatKalavara
- Community development blockKundapura
- Census village code608744

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

## How far is Heskathoor from nearby towns?

- Kundapura (sub-district HQ)7 km by road
- Udupi (district HQ)40 km by road
- Kundapur (nearest town)7 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 Heskathoor?

11 services counted by the Census are inside Heskathoor; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Thekkatte
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Kundapur
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Kundapur
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 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)16 h summer · 18 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 Heskathoor known for?

The main crops are **paddy and arecanut**. Products made here include cashewnut processing. About 59% of the 288 hectares of village land is sown, and 109 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 Heskathoor

Of every 100 households in Heskathoor in 2011, 87 had electricity, 67 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 83 had a mobile phone, 18 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Heskathoor · ■ Kundapura rural average

Electricity for lighting ****87%**

**87%

Toilet within the home ****67%**

**78%

No toilet (open defecation) ****30%**

**21%

Tap water ****0%**

**13%

Drinking water within premises ****67%**

**71%

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

**22%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%**

**76%

Use banking services ****84%**

**92%

Television ****63%**

**59%

Mobile phone ****83%**

**76%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****18%**

**20%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**5%

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

**6%

Own their home ****99%**

**94%

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 Heskathoor?

■ Heskathoor · ■ Kundapura rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****81.0%**

**80.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1063**

**1132

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****978**

**961

Working population ****38.7%**

**41.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 87.0% for men and 75.5% for women. 60% of men and 19% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 37 (10%) · **■** Other work 307 (81%) · **■** Marginal 35 (9%)

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 Kundapura

- Hadavu1,158 people
- Asodu1,114 people
- Halnad1,112 people
- Nandanavana1,032 people

[All 98 villages in Kundapura](https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/udupi/kundapura/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Heskathoor?576210
- How far is Heskathoor from Udupi?40 km by road
- What is the population of Heskathoor?980 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Heskathoor in?Udupi district (Kundapura sub-district), Karnataka
- What is the literacy rate of Heskathoor?81.0% (Census 2011)
