# Kuchegar Village, Karwar, Uttara Kannada (Karnataka)

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Village · Karwar, Uttara Kannada 

# Kuchegar

Kuchegar is a village in Karwar sub-district of Uttara Kannada district, Karnataka, PIN code **581400**. The 2011 Census counted **155 people in 45 households**, the 47th largest of 50 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 77.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 86.9%.

- 155people (2011)
- 45households
- 77.4%literacy
- 581400PIN code

## Kuchegar PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Kuchegar is 581400.** Kuchegar falls in Karwar sub-district, Uttara Kannada district, Karnataka.

- PIN code581400
- Gram panchayatMallapur
- Community development blockKarwar
- Census village code602606

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

## How far is Kuchegar from nearby towns?

- Karwar (sub-district HQ)54 km by road
- Karwar (district HQ)54 km by road
- Karwar (nearest town)54 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 Kuchegar?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Kuchegar; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Kadra
- ○Degree college10+ km · Karwar
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Siddapur
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watercovered wells and canal / river
- 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 Kuchegar known for?

The main crops are **paddy and ground nut**. About 1% of the 1,787 hectares of village land is sown, and 1 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 Kuchegar

Of every 100 households in Kuchegar in 2011, 52 had electricity, 6 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 77 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Kuchegar · ■ Karwar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****52%**

**92%

Toilet within the home ****6%**

**57%

No toilet (open defecation) ****94%**

**41%

Tap water ****0%**

**21%

Drinking water within premises ****6%**

**54%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**41%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**55%

Use banking services ****92%**

**78%

Television ****19%**

**58%

Mobile phone ****77%**

**59%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**5%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**24%

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

**6%

None of these assets ****12%**

**16%

Own their home ****71%**

**78%

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 Kuchegar?

■ Kuchegar · ■ Karwar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****77.4%**

**86.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1067**

**976

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000**

**974

Working population ****43.9%**

**38.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 84.8% for men and 70.4% for women. 64% of men and 25% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 22 (32%) · **■** Farm labourers 3 (4%) · **■** Other work 36 (53%) · **■** Marginal 7 (10%)

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 Karwar

- Goyar253 people
- Nivli251 people
- Kaiga238 people
- Lande157 people
- Balemane150 people
- Kamargaon140 people
- Maigini70 people

[All 51 villages in Karwar](https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/uttara-kannada/karwar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Kuchegar?581400
- How far is Kuchegar from Karwar?54 km by road
- What is the population of Kuchegar?155 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kuchegar in?Uttara Kannada district (Karwar sub-district), Karnataka
- What is the literacy rate of Kuchegar?77.4% (Census 2011)