# Virje Village, Karwar, Uttara Kannada (Karnataka) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/uttara-kannada/karwar/virje/ Village · Karwar, Uttara Kannada # Virje Virje is a village in Karwar sub-district of Uttara Kannada district, Karnataka, PIN code **581327**. The 2011 Census counted **7,058 people in 2,076 households**, the 3rd largest of 50 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 93.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 86.9%. - 7,058people (2011) - 2,076households - 93.4%literacy - 581327PIN code ## Virje PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Virje is 581327.** Virje falls in Karwar sub-district, Uttara Kannada district, Karnataka. - PIN code581327 - Gram panchayatMallapur - Community development blockKarwar - Census village code602604 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Virje from nearby towns? - Karwar (sub-district HQ)46 km by road - Karwar (district HQ)46 km by road - Karwar (nearest town)46 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 Virje? 20 services counted by the Census are inside Virje; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Mandi / regular marketIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Karwar - ○Degree college10+ km · Karwar - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Siddapur - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells and hand pumps - Electricity (2011)22 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 Virje known for? The main crops are **paddy and ground nut**. About 2% of the 2,080 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 Virje Of every 100 households in Virje in 2011, 95 had electricity, 88 a toilet at home and 82 cooked with LPG; 88 had a mobile phone, 62 a two-wheeler and 25 a car. ■ Virje · ■ Karwar rural average Electricity for lighting ****95%** **92% Toilet within the home ****88%** **57% No toilet (open defecation) ****12%** **41% Tap water ****90%** **21% Drinking water within premises ****85%** **54% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****82%** **41% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****14%** **55% Use banking services ****91%** **78% Television ****83%** **58% Mobile phone ****88%** **59% Computer with internet ****30%** **5% Two-wheeler ****62%** **24% Car / jeep / van ****25%** **6% None of these assets ****6%** **16% Own their home ****7%** **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 Virje? ■ Virje · ■ Karwar rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****93.4%** **86.9% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****940** **976 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****894** **974 Working population ****36.2%** **38.8% ### Women and men Literacy is 96.2% for men and 90.5% for women. 58% of men and 13% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 51 (2%) · **■** Farm labourers 16 (1%) · **■** Household industry 11 (0%) · **■** Other work 2,308 (90%) · **■** Marginal 168 (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 Karwar - Majali7,665 people - Amadalli7,158 people - Arga4,861 people - Shirwad4,169 people - Chendiye3,336 people - Kadra3,250 people [All 51 villages in Karwar](https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/uttara-kannada/karwar/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Virje?581327 - How far is Virje from Karwar?46 km by road - What is the population of Virje?7,058 (Census 2011) - Which district is Virje in?Uttara Kannada district (Karwar sub-district), Karnataka - What is the literacy rate of Virje?93.4% (Census 2011)