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

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Village · Kumta, Uttara Kannada 

# Nilkod

Nilkod is a village in Kumta sub-district of Uttara Kannada district, Karnataka, PIN code **581440**. The 2011 Census counted **112 people in 28 households**, the 96th largest of 110 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 96.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 85.2%.

- 112people (2011)
- 28households
- 96.3%literacy
- 581440PIN code

## Nilkod PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Nilkod is 581440.** Nilkod falls in Kumta sub-district, Uttara Kannada district, Karnataka.

- PIN code581440
- Gram panchayatMirjan
- Community development blockKumta
- Census village code603463

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

## How far is Nilkod from nearby towns?

- Kumta (sub-district HQ)8 km by road
- Karwar (district HQ)75 km by road
- Kumta (nearest town)8 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 Nilkod?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Nilkod; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●National highwayIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Cooperative bankIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Kumta
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Kumta
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Kumta
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watercovered wells, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)15 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 Nilkod known for?

The main crops are **paddy and chillies**. About 13% of the 175 hectares of village land is sown, and 13 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 Nilkod

Of every 100 households in Nilkod in 2011, 93 had electricity, 79 a toilet at home and 21 cooked with LPG; 18 had a mobile phone, 54 a two-wheeler and 11 a car.

■ Nilkod · ■ Kumta rural average

Electricity for lighting ****93%**

**86%

Toilet within the home ****79%**

**48%

No toilet (open defecation) ****21%**

**52%

Tap water ****4%**

**7%

Drinking water within premises ****96%**

**57%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****21%**

**17%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****43%**

**80%

Use banking services ****82%**

**85%

Television ****71%**

**40%

Mobile phone ****18%**

**50%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****54%**

**16%

Car / jeep / van ****11%**

**3%

None of these assets ****7%**

**23%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Nilkod?

■ Nilkod · ■ Kumta rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****96.3%**

**85.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1383**

**980

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1500**

**934

Working population ****34.8%**

**42.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 97.8% for men and 95.2% for women. 79% of men and 3% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 24 (62%) · **■** Farm labourers 1 (3%) · **■** Other work 14 (36%)

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

- Hegde-Hosalli150 people
- Yennemadi145 people
- Hindbail142 people
- Kanakale140 people
- Abbolli106 people
- Honagere102 people
- Manikatta94 people
- Yedatare94 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Nilkod?581440
- How far is Nilkod from Karwar?75 km by road
- What is the population of Nilkod?112 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Nilkod in?Uttara Kannada district (Kumta sub-district), Karnataka
- What is the literacy rate of Nilkod?96.3% (Census 2011)