# Hegde Village, Kumta, Uttara Kannada (Karnataka) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/uttara-kannada/kumta/hegde/ Village · Kumta, Uttara Kannada # Hegde Hegde is a village in Kumta sub-district of Uttara Kannada district, Karnataka, PIN code **581440**. The 2011 Census counted **6,918 people in 1,495 households**, the 2nd largest of 110 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 81.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 85.2%. - 6,918people (2011) - 1,495households - 81.0%literacy - 581440PIN code ## Hegde PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Hegde is 581440.** Hegde falls in Kumta sub-district, Uttara Kannada district, Karnataka. - PIN code581440 - Gram panchayatHegde - Community development blockKumta - Census village code603452 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Hegde from nearby towns? - Kumta (sub-district HQ)4 km by road - Karwar (district HQ)63 km by road - Kumta (nearest town)4 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 Hegde? 17 services counted by the Census are inside Hegde; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 5 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 4 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Mandi / regular marketIn 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 · Kumta - ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Kumta - ○ITI / vocational schoolunder 5 km · Kumta - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Public bus service5–10 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)18 h summer · 23 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 Hegde known for? The main crops are **paddy and chillies**. About 30% of the 1,094 hectares of village land is sown, and 74 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 Hegde Of every 100 households in Hegde in 2011, 86 had electricity, 50 a toilet at home and 16 cooked with LPG; 51 had a mobile phone, 14 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Hegde · ■ Kumta rural average Electricity for lighting ****86%** **86% Toilet within the home ****50%** **48% No toilet (open defecation) ****50%** **52% Tap water ****19%** **7% Drinking water within premises ****33%** **57% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****16%** **17% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****83%** **80% Use banking services ****84%** **85% Television ****36%** **40% Mobile phone ****51%** **50% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****14%** **16% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **3% None of these assets ****24%** **23% Own their home ****97%** **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 Hegde? ■ Hegde · ■ Kumta rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****81.0%** **85.2% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****995** **980 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****960** **934 Working population ****39.6%** **42.5% ### Women and men Literacy is 87.5% for men and 74.6% for women. 61% of men and 18% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 323 (12%) · **■** Farm labourers 244 (9%) · **■** Household industry 20 (1%) · **■** Other work 1,937 (71%) · **■** Marginal 218 (8%) 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 - Gokarn13,539 people - Kagal4,081 people - Holanagadde3,709 people - Nadumaskeri3,599 people - Divgi3,357 people [All 118 villages in Kumta](https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/uttara-kannada/kumta/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Hegde?581440 - How far is Hegde from Karwar?63 km by road - What is the population of Hegde?6,918 (Census 2011) - Which district is Hegde in?Uttara Kannada district (Kumta sub-district), Karnataka - What is the literacy rate of Hegde?81.0% (Census 2011)