# Marukeri Village, Bhatkal, Uttara Kannada (Karnataka)

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Village · Bhatkal, Uttara Kannada 

# Marukeri

Marukeri is a village in Bhatkal sub-district of Uttara Kannada district, Karnataka, PIN code **581320**. The 2011 Census counted **1,121 people in 236 households**, the 21st largest of 59 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 75.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 79.1%.

- 1,121people (2011)
- 236households
- 75.4%literacy
- 581320PIN code

## Marukeri PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code581320
- Gram panchayatMarukeri
- Community development blockBhatkal
- Census village code603850

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

## How far is Marukeri from nearby towns?

- Bhatkal (sub-district HQ)12 km by road
- Karwar (district HQ)149 km by road
- Bhatkal (nearest town)12 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 Marukeri?

13 services counted by the Census are inside Marukeri; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 4 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Cooperative bankIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Public libraryIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Bhatkal
- ○Degree college10+ km · Bhatkal
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bhatkal
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 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 Marukeri known for?

The main crops are **paddy and arecanut**. About 7% of the 763 hectares of village land is sown, and 52 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 Marukeri

Of every 100 households in Marukeri in 2011, 92 had electricity, 25 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 21 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Marukeri · ■ Bhatkal rural average

Electricity for lighting ****92%**

**94%

Toilet within the home ****25%**

**45%

No toilet (open defecation) ****75%**

**53%

Tap water ****2%**

**5%

Drinking water within premises ****47%**

**67%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%**

**24%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****94%**

**75%

Use banking services ****87%**

**79%

Television ****41%**

**46%

Mobile phone ****21%**

**68%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****12%**

**18%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**2%

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

**16%

Own their home ****93%**

**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 Marukeri?

■ Marukeri · ■ Bhatkal rural average

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

**79.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****988**

**1012

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****929**

**958

Working population ****42.9%**

**38.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 82.5% for men and 68.3% for women. 63% of men and 22% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 42 (9%) · **■** Farm labourers 24 (5%) · **■** Household industry 3 (1%) · **■** Other work 357 (74%) · **■** Marginal 55 (11%)

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

- Talgod1,328 people
- Yelavadikavoor1,316 people
- Gorte1,304 people
- Muttalli1,262 people
- Karikal1,042 people
- Kotkhanda960 people
- Chavathani953 people
- Hadeel845 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Marukeri?581320
- How far is Marukeri from Karwar?149 km by road
- What is the population of Marukeri?1,121 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Marukeri in?Uttara Kannada district (Bhatkal sub-district), Karnataka
- What is the literacy rate of Marukeri?75.4% (Census 2011)