Village · Honavar, Uttara Kannada # Mugwa Mugwa is a village in Honavar sub-district of Uttara Kannada district, Karnataka, PIN code 581342. The 2011 Census counted 2,984 people in 701 households, the 12th largest of 92 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 90.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 83.0%. - 2,984 people (2011) - 701 households - 90.8% literacy - 581342 PIN code ## Mugwa PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Mugwa is 581342. Mugwa falls in Honavar sub-district, Uttara Kannada district, Karnataka. - PIN code 581342 - Gram panchayat Mugwa - Community development block Honavar - Census village code 603744 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Mugwa from nearby towns? - Honnavar (sub-district HQ) 7 km by road - Karwar (district HQ) 107 km by road - Honavar (nearest town) 7 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Mugwa? 16 services counted by the Census are inside Mugwa; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Pre-primary school In village · 1 private - ● Primary school In village · 3 govt - ● Middle school In village · 1 govt · 1 private - ● Secondary school In village · 1 govt · 1 private - ● Senior secondary school In village · 1 govt - ● Post office In village - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Private bus service In village - ● National highway In village - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Ration (PDS) shop In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Public library In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Degree college 5–10 km · Honnavar - ○ ITI / vocational school 5–10 km · Honnavar - ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km - ○ Allopathic hospital 5–10 km - ○ Dispensary 5–10 km - ○ Public bus service under 5 km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 5–10 km - ○ Commercial bank 5–10 km - ○ Mandi / regular market 5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking water untreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011) 18 h summer · 20 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Mugwa known for? The main crops are paddy and arecanut. Products made here include sandalwood craft. About 42% of the 544 hectares of village land is sown, and 82 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Mugwa Of every 100 households in Mugwa in 2011, 94 had electricity, 78 a toilet at home and 29 cooked with LPG; 69 had a mobile phone, 22 a two-wheeler and 4 a car. ■ Mugwa · ■ Honavar rural average - Electricity for lighting 94% 91% - Toilet within the home 78% 49% - No toilet (open defecation) 22% 50% - Tap water 17% 6% - Drinking water within premises 34% 68% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 29% 18% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 62% 78% - Use banking services 80% 84% - Television 55% 43% - Mobile phone 69% 56% - Computer with internet 1% 1% - Two-wheeler 22% 17% - Car / jeep / van 4% 2% - None of these assets 15% 19% - Own their home 93% 95% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Mugwa? ■ Mugwa · ■ Honavar rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 90.8% 83.0% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1011 997 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 956 964 - Working population 42.6% 42.1% ### Women and men Literacy is 94.7% for men and 87.0% for women. 62% of men and 23% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 6 (0%) · ■ Farm labourers 227 (18%) · ■ Household industry 9 (1%) · ■ Other work 906 (71%) · ■ Marginal 122 (10%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Honavar - Nagarabastikeri 3,617 people - Herangadi 3,552 people - Mavinkurva 3,176 people - Kudrige 2,987 people - Balkur 2,758 people - Jalwalli 2,733 people - Mahime 2,685 people - Gunavante 2,628 people All 93 villages in Honavar ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Mugwa? 581342 - How far is Mugwa from Karwar? 107 km by road - What is the population of Mugwa? 2,984 (Census 2011) - Which district is Mugwa in? Uttara Kannada district (Honavar sub-district), Karnataka - What is the literacy rate of Mugwa? 90.8% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/uttara-kannada/honavar/mugwa/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.