# Karikal Village, Bhatkal, Uttara Kannada (Karnataka)

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Village · Bhatkal, Uttara Kannada 

# Karikal

Karikal is a village in Bhatkal sub-district of Uttara Kannada district, Karnataka, PIN code **581320**. The 2011 Census counted **1,042 people in 218 households**, the 22nd largest of 59 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 85.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 79.1%.

- 1,042people (2011)
- 218households
- 85.7%literacy
- 581320PIN code

## Karikal PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code581320
- Gram panchayatMavinakurve
- Community development blockBhatkal
- Census village code603826

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

## How far is Karikal from nearby towns?

- Bhatkal (sub-district HQ)4 km by road
- Karwar (district HQ)145 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 Karikal?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Karikal; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public 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 · 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 station5–10 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 Karikal known for?

The main crops are **paddy and arecanut**. About 7% of the 547 hectares of village land is sown, and 7 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 Karikal

Of every 100 households in Karikal in 2011, 96 had electricity, 42 a toilet at home and 17 cooked with LPG; 83 had a mobile phone, 16 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Karikal · ■ Bhatkal rural average

Electricity for lighting ****96%**

**94%

Toilet within the home ****42%**

**45%

No toilet (open defecation) ****58%**

**53%

Tap water ****11%**

**5%

Drinking water within premises ****65%**

**67%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****17%**

**24%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****82%**

**75%

Use banking services ****84%**

**79%

Television ****64%**

**46%

Mobile phone ****83%**

**68%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****16%**

**18%

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

**2%

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

**16%

Own their home ****72%**

**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 Karikal?

■ Karikal · ■ Bhatkal rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****85.7%**

**79.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****996**

**1012

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****818**

**958

Working population ****43.6%**

**38.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 95.4% for men and 76.0% for women. 60% of men and 28% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 9 (2%) · **■** Farm labourers 1 (0%) · **■** Household industry 3 (1%) · **■** Other work 433 (95%) · **■** Marginal 8 (2%)

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

- Yelavadikavoor1,316 people
- Gorte1,304 people
- Muttalli1,262 people
- Marukeri1,121 people
- Kotkhanda960 people
- Chavathani953 people
- Hadeel845 people
- Mudbhatkal800 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Karikal?581320
- How far is Karikal from Karwar?145 km by road
- What is the population of Karikal?1,042 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Karikal in?Uttara Kannada district (Bhatkal sub-district), Karnataka
- What is the literacy rate of Karikal?85.7% (Census 2011)