# Kerehittal Village, Bhatkal, Uttara Kannada (Karnataka)

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Village · Bhatkal, Uttara Kannada 

# Kerehittal

Kerehittal is a village in Bhatkal sub-district of Uttara Kannada district, Karnataka, PIN code **581320**. The 2011 Census counted **74 people in 11 households**, the 53rd largest of 59 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 75.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 79.1%.

- 74people (2011)
- 11households
- 75.4%literacy
- 581320PIN code

## Kerehittal PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code581320
- Gram panchayatKonar
- Community development blockBhatkal
- Census village code603868

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

## How far is Kerehittal from nearby towns?

- Bhatkal (sub-district HQ)15 km by road
- Karwar (district HQ)155 km by road
- Bhatkal (nearest town)15 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 Kerehittal?

1 services counted by the Census are inside Kerehittal; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●All-weather roadIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Kuntarans
- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Bhatkal
- ○Degree college10+ km · Bhatkal
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bhatkal
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ 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 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 Kerehittal known for?

The main crops are **paddy and arecanut**. About 3% of the 379 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 Kerehittal

Of every 100 households in Kerehittal in 2011, 100 had electricity, 18 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 46 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Kerehittal · ■ Bhatkal rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**94%

Toilet within the home ****18%**

**45%

No toilet (open defecation) ****82%**

**53%

Tap water ****0%**

**5%

Drinking water within premises ****64%**

**67%

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

**24%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****91%**

**75%

Use banking services ****91%**

**79%

Television ****36%**

**46%

Mobile phone ****46%**

**68%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****9%**

**18%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****18%**

**16%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Kerehittal?

■ Kerehittal · ■ Bhatkal rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****75.4%**

**79.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****850**

**1012

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****286**

**958

Working population ****55.4%**

**38.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 84.8% for men and 65.6% for women. 65% of men and 44% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 12 (29%) · **■** Farm labourers 2 (5%) · **■** Other work 14 (34%) · **■** Marginal 13 (32%)

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

- Behalli112 people
- Mugali102 people
- Voni Bagil93 people
- Agga88 people
- Antravalli73 people
- Kaggundi61 people
- Murkodi61 people
- Bastigalamigte21 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Kerehittal?581320
- How far is Kerehittal from Karwar?155 km by road
- What is the population of Kerehittal?74 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kerehittal in?Uttara Kannada district (Bhatkal sub-district), Karnataka
- What is the literacy rate of Kerehittal?75.4% (Census 2011)