# Kekkod Village, Bhatkal, Uttara Kannada (Karnataka) – PIN Code

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Village · Bhatkal, Uttara Kannada 

# Kekkod

Kekkod is a village in Bhatkal sub-district of Uttara Kannada district, Karnataka, PIN code **581320**. The 2011 Census counted **165 people in 32 households**, the 44th largest of 59 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 52.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 79.1%.

- 165people (2011)
- 32households
- 52.2%literacy
- 581320PIN code

## Kekkod PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code581320
- Gram panchayatHadavalli
- Community development blockBhatkal
- Census village code603874

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

## How far is Kekkod from nearby towns?

- Bhatkal (sub-district HQ)18 km by road
- Karwar (district HQ)158 km by road
- Bhatkal (nearest town)18 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 Kekkod?

3 services counted by the Census are inside Kekkod; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Bhatkal
- ○Degree college10+ km · Bhatkal
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Yalavadi Keroor
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watercovered wells and hand pumps
- 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 Kekkod known for?

The main crops are **paddy and arecanut**. About 8% of the 201 hectares of village land is sown, and 0 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 Kekkod

Of every 100 households in Kekkod in 2011, 54 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 32 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Kekkod · ■ Bhatkal rural average

Electricity for lighting ****54%**

**94%

Toilet within the home ****4%**

**45%

No toilet (open defecation) ****96%**

**53%

Tap water ****0%**

**5%

Drinking water within premises ****57%**

**67%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**24%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**75%

Use banking services ****61%**

**79%

Television ****18%**

**46%

Mobile phone ****32%**

**68%

Computer with internet ****4%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**18%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**2%

None of these assets ****29%**

**16%

Own their home ****61%**

**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 Kekkod?

■ Kekkod · ■ Bhatkal rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****52.2%**

**79.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****897**

**1012

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1077**

**958

Working population ****36.4%**

**38.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 58.1% for men and 45.3% for women. 61% of men and 9% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 26 (43%) · **■** Farm labourers 2 (3%) · **■** Other work 12 (20%) · **■** Marginal 20 (33%)

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

- Hasarvalli233 people
- Herur210 people
- Henjale199 people
- Aravakki170 people
- Hejjil163 people
- Bese160 people
- Kurandur142 people
- Hallari118 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Kekkod?581320
- How far is Kekkod from Karwar?158 km by road
- What is the population of Kekkod?165 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kekkod in?Uttara Kannada district (Bhatkal sub-district), Karnataka
- What is the literacy rate of Kekkod?52.2% (Census 2011)