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

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Village · Kundapura, Udupi 

# Kergal

Kergal is a village in Kundapura sub-district of Udupi district, Karnataka, PIN code **576219**. The 2011 Census counted **3,390 people in 602 households**, the 38th largest of 98 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 78.5%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 80.7%.

- 3,390people (2011)
- 602households
- 78.5%literacy
- 576219PIN code

## Kergal PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Kergal is 576219.** Kergal falls in Kundapura sub-district, Udupi district, Karnataka.

- PIN code576219
- Gram panchayatKergal
- Community development blockKundapura
- Census village code608666

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

## How far is Kergal from nearby towns?

- Kundapura (sub-district HQ)16 km by road
- Udupi (district HQ)64 km by road
- Kundapur (nearest town)16 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 Kergal?

16 services counted by the Census are inside Kergal; 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
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●National highwayIn 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

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Uppunda
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Yedthare
- ○ITI / vocational schoolunder 5 km · Uppunda
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway stationunder 5 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)16 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 Kergal known for?

The main crops are **paddy and coconut**. About 81% of the 433 hectares of village land is sown, and 87 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 Kergal

Of every 100 households in Kergal in 2011, 91 had electricity, 89 a toilet at home and 25 cooked with LPG; 86 had a mobile phone, 18 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Kergal · ■ Kundapura rural average

Electricity for lighting ****91%**

**87%

Toilet within the home ****89%**

**78%

No toilet (open defecation) ****11%**

**21%

Tap water ****6%**

**13%

Drinking water within premises ****87%**

**71%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****25%**

**22%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****72%**

**76%

Use banking services ****94%**

**92%

Television ****64%**

**59%

Mobile phone ****86%**

**76%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****18%**

**20%

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

**5%

None of these assets ****6%**

**6%

Own their home ****95%**

**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 Kergal?

■ Kergal · ■ Kundapura rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****78.5%**

**80.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1344**

**1132

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****989**

**961

Working population ****37.1%**

**41.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 87.5% for men and 71.9% for women. 56% of men and 23% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 286 (23%) · **■** Farm labourers 323 (26%) · **■** Household industry 7 (1%) · **■** Other work 422 (34%) · **■** Marginal 219 (17%)

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

- Golihole3,479 people
- Belve3,455 people
- Hengavalli3,446 people
- Albadi3,408 people
- Kandavara3,357 people
- Ulloor 743,346 people
- Beloor3,340 people
- Gopadi3,332 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Kergal?576219
- How far is Kergal from Udupi?64 km by road
- What is the population of Kergal?3,390 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kergal in?Udupi district (Kundapura sub-district), Karnataka
- What is the literacy rate of Kergal?78.5% (Census 2011)
