# Chavathani Village, Bhatkal, Uttara Kannada (Karnataka)

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Village · Bhatkal, Uttara Kannada 

# Chavathani

Chavathani is a village in Bhatkal sub-district of Uttara Kannada district, Karnataka, PIN code **581320**. The 2011 Census counted **953 people in 189 households**, the 24th largest of 59 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 79.7%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 79.1%.

- 953people (2011)
- 189households
- 79.7%literacy
- 581320PIN code

## Chavathani PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Chavathani is 581320.** Chavathani falls in Bhatkal sub-district, Uttara Kannada district, Karnataka.

- PIN code581320
- Gram panchayatMundalli
- Community development blockBhatkal
- Census village code603833

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

## How far is Chavathani from nearby towns?

- Bhatkal (sub-district HQ)4 km by road
- Karwar (district HQ)140 km by road
- Bhatkal (nearest town)4 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 Chavathani?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Chavathani; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●National highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Bhatkal
- ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Bhatkal
- ○ITI / vocational schoolunder 5 km · Bhatkal
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)20 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 Chavathani known for?

The main crops are **paddy and arecanut**. About 52% of the 82 hectares of village land is sown, and 43 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 Chavathani

Of every 100 households in Chavathani in 2011, 91 had electricity, 57 a toilet at home and 11 cooked with LPG; 77 had a mobile phone, 14 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Chavathani · ■ Bhatkal rural average

Electricity for lighting ****91%**

**94%

Toilet within the home ****57%**

**45%

No toilet (open defecation) ****43%**

**53%

Tap water ****0%**

**5%

Drinking water within premises ****97%**

**67%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****11%**

**24%

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

**75%

Use banking services ****72%**

**79%

Television ****53%**

**46%

Mobile phone ****77%**

**68%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****14%**

**18%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**2%

None of these assets ****13%**

**16%

Own their home ****94%**

**89%

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 Chavathani?

■ Chavathani · ■ Bhatkal rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****79.7%**

**79.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****981**

**1012

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****766**

**958

Working population ****36.6%**

**38.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 89.9% for men and 69.5% for women. 57% of men and 15% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 8 (2%) · **■** Household industry 5 (1%) · **■** Other work 199 (57%) · **■** Marginal 137 (39%)

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 Bhatkal

- Muttalli1,262 people
- Marukeri1,121 people
- Karikal1,042 people
- Kotkhanda960 people
- Hadeel845 people
- Mudbhatkal800 people
- Konar782 people
- Nuz689 people

[All 59 villages in Bhatkal](https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/uttara-kannada/bhatkal/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Chavathani?581320
- How far is Chavathani from Karwar?140 km by road
- What is the population of Chavathani?953 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chavathani in?Uttara Kannada district (Bhatkal sub-district), Karnataka
- What is the literacy rate of Chavathani?79.7% (Census 2011)