# Kasarkod Village, Honavar, Uttara Kannada (Karnataka)

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Village · Honavar, Uttara Kannada 

# Kasarkod

Kasarkod is a village in Honavar sub-district of Uttara Kannada district, Karnataka, PIN code **581342**. The 2011 Census counted **8,036 people in 1,723 households**, the 3rd largest of 92 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 83.9%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 83.0%.

- 8,036people (2011)
- 1,723households
- 83.9%literacy
- 581342PIN code

## Kasarkod PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code581342
- Gram panchayatKasarkod
- Community development blockHonavar
- Census village code603745

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

## How far is Kasarkod 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 Kasarkod?

21 services counted by the Census are inside Kasarkod; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 5 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 5 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 2
- ●Family welfare centreIn village · 2
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●ATMIn village
- ●Commercial bankIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Public libraryIn village
- ●Polling stationIn 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 station5–10 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 Kasarkod known for?

The main crops are **paddy and cashew nut**. Products made here include tiles and ice factory. About 42% of the 391 hectares of village land is sown, and 88 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 Kasarkod

Of every 100 households in Kasarkod in 2011, 91 had electricity, 51 a toilet at home and 33 cooked with LPG; 77 had a mobile phone, 18 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Kasarkod · ■ Honavar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****91%**

**91%

Toilet within the home ****51%**

**49%

No toilet (open defecation) ****47%**

**50%

Tap water ****1%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****70%**

**68%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****33%**

**18%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****67%**

**78%

Use banking services ****88%**

**84%

Television ****55%**

**43%

Mobile phone ****77%**

**56%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****18%**

**17%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**2%

None of these assets ****11%**

**19%

Own their home ****91%**

**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 Kasarkod?

■ Kasarkod · ■ Honavar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****83.9%**

**83.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1030**

**997

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****924**

**964

Working population ****35.7%**

**42.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 90.0% for men and 78.1% for women. 57% of men and 15% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 97 (3%) · **■** Farm labourers 31 (1%) · **■** Household industry 11 (0%) · **■** Other work 2,562 (89%) · **■** Marginal 171 (6%)

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

- Manki19,064 people
- Haldipur10,421 people
- Karki6,780 people
- Kharwa4,267 people
- Salkod4,218 people
- Chandavar4,069 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Kasarkod?581342
- How far is Kasarkod from Karwar?96 km by road
- What is the population of Kasarkod?8,036 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kasarkod in?Uttara Kannada district (Honavar sub-district), Karnataka
- What is the literacy rate of Kasarkod?83.9% (Census 2011)