# Alkod Village, Kumta, Uttara Kannada (Karnataka) – PIN Code

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Village · Kumta, Uttara Kannada 

# Alkod

Alkod is a village in Kumta sub-district of Uttara Kannada district, Karnataka, PIN code **581362**. The 2011 Census counted **814 people in 213 households**, the 44th largest of 110 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 87.4%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 85.2%.

- 814people (2011)
- 213households
- 87.4%literacy
- 581362PIN code

## Alkod PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Alkod is 581362.** Alkod falls in Kumta sub-district, Uttara Kannada district, Karnataka.

- PIN code581362
- Gram panchayatAlkod
- Community development blockKumta
- Census village code603468

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

## How far is Alkod from nearby towns?

- Kumta (sub-district HQ)15 km by road
- Karwar (district HQ)67 km by road
- Kumta (nearest town)15 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 Alkod?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Alkod; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●ATMIn village
- ●Commercial bankIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●Public libraryIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Kumta
- ○Degree college10+ km · Kumta
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Kumta
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)16 h summer · 18 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 Alkod known for?

The main crops are **paddy and chillies**. About 1% of the 518 hectares of village land is sown, and 5 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 Alkod

Of every 100 households in Alkod in 2011, 85 had electricity, 60 a toilet at home and 24 cooked with LPG; 56 had a mobile phone, 28 a two-wheeler and 5 a car.

■ Alkod · ■ Kumta rural average

Electricity for lighting ****85%**

**86%

Toilet within the home ****60%**

**48%

No toilet (open defecation) ****40%**

**52%

Tap water ****6%**

**7%

Drinking water within premises ****45%**

**57%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****24%**

**17%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****72%**

**80%

Use banking services ****91%**

**85%

Television ****49%**

**40%

Mobile phone ****56%**

**50%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****28%**

**16%

Car / jeep / van ****5%**

**3%

None of these assets ****20%**

**23%

Own their home ****71%**

**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 Alkod?

■ Alkod · ■ Kumta rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****87.4%**

**85.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****933**

**980

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****875**

**934

Working population ****42.9%**

**42.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 90.3% for men and 84.4% for women. 63% of men and 22% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 33 (9%) · **■** Farm labourers 19 (5%) · **■** Household industry 2 (1%) · **■** Other work 198 (57%) · **■** Marginal 97 (28%)

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 Kumta

- Uppinpattana926 people
- Kadime911 people
- Santeguli887 people
- Urkeri877 people
- Horbhag801 people
- Harumaskeri780 people
- Shirgunji732 people
- Yelavalli716 people

[All 118 villages in Kumta](https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/uttara-kannada/kumta/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Alkod?581362
- How far is Alkod from Karwar?67 km by road
- What is the population of Alkod?814 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Alkod in?Uttara Kannada district (Kumta sub-district), Karnataka
- What is the literacy rate of Alkod?87.4% (Census 2011)