# Kankichitta Village, Honavar, Uttara Kannada (Karnataka)

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Village · Honavar, Uttara Kannada 

# Kankichitta

Kankichitta is a village in Honavar sub-district of Uttara Kannada district, Karnataka, PIN code **581342**. The 2011 Census counted **151 people in 35 households**, the 85th largest of 92 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 97.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 83.0%.

- 151people (2011)
- 35households
- 97.7%literacy
- 581342PIN code

## Kankichitta PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Kankichitta is 581342.** Kankichitta falls in Honavar sub-district, Uttara Kannada district, Karnataka.

- PIN code581342
- Gram panchayatKasarkod
- Community development blockHonavar
- Census village code603748

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

## How far is Kankichitta from nearby towns?

- Honnavar (sub-district HQ)6 km by road
- Karwar (district HQ)96 km by road
- Honavar (nearest town)6 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 Kankichitta?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Kankichitta; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●National highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Honnavar
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Honnavar
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Honnavar
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 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 wateruntreated tap water, covered wells and hand pumps
- Electricity (2011)18 h summer · 20 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 Kankichitta known for?

The main crops are **paddy and arecanut**. About 78% of the 6 hectares of village land is sown, and 4 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 Kankichitta

Of every 100 households in Kankichitta in 2011, 94 had electricity, 79 a toilet at home and 58 cooked with LPG; 76 had a mobile phone, 18 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Kankichitta · ■ Honavar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****94%**

**91%

Toilet within the home ****79%**

**49%

No toilet (open defecation) ****3%**

**50%

Tap water ****0%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****54%**

**68%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****58%**

**18%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****39%**

**78%

Use banking services ****100%**

**84%

Television ****73%**

**43%

Mobile phone ****76%**

**56%

Computer with internet ****3%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****18%**

**17%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****6%**

**19%

Own their home ****97%**

**95%

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 Kankichitta?

■ Kankichitta · ■ Honavar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****97.7%**

**83.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1157**

**997

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1375**

**964

Working population ****30.5%**

**42.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 98.4% for men and 97.1% for women. 59% of men and 6% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 9 (20%) · **■** Farm labourers 13 (28%) · **■** Other work 21 (46%) · **■** Marginal 3 (7%)

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 Honavar

- Mandalakurve203 people
- Adkar202 people
- Heggar191 people
- Tumbolli174 people
- Hanehallikabbinahakkal143 people
- Gudemakki138 people
- Kuchodi119 people
- Sulebil115 people

[All 93 villages in Honavar](https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/uttara-kannada/honavar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Kankichitta?581342
- How far is Kankichitta from Karwar?96 km by road
- What is the population of Kankichitta?151 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kankichitta in?Uttara Kannada district (Honavar sub-district), Karnataka
- What is the literacy rate of Kankichitta?97.7% (Census 2011)
