# Akkunji Village, Siddapur, Uttara Kannada (Karnataka)

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Village · Siddapur, Uttara Kannada 

# Akkunji

Akkunji is a village in Siddapur sub-district of Uttara Kannada district, Karnataka, PIN code **581355**. The 2011 Census counted **1,137 people in 263 households**, the 14th largest of 195 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 73.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 83.7%.

- 1,137people (2011)
- 263households
- 73.3%literacy
- 581355PIN code

## Akkunji PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Akkunji is 581355.** Akkunji falls in Siddapur sub-district, Uttara Kannada district, Karnataka.

- PIN code581355
- Gram panchayatKavanchoor
- Community development blockSiddapur
- Census village code603719

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

## How far is Akkunji from nearby towns?

- Siddapur (sub-district HQ)8 km by road
- Karwar (district HQ)110 km by road
- Siddapur (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 Akkunji?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Siddapur
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Siddapur
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Siddapur
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water and hand pumps
- Electricity (2011)20 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 Akkunji known for?

The main crops are **paddy and maize**. About 1% of the 677 hectares of village land is sown, and 7 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 Akkunji

Of every 100 households in Akkunji in 2011, 86 had electricity, 17 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 52 had a mobile phone, 14 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Akkunji · ■ Siddapur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****86%**

**88%

Toilet within the home ****17%**

**42%

No toilet (open defecation) ****83%**

**58%

Tap water ****0%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****36%**

**52%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%**

**5%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****93%**

**82%

Use banking services ****75%**

**75%

Television ****27%**

**40%

Mobile phone ****52%**

**42%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****14%**

**21%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**3%

None of these assets ****11%**

**17%

Own their home ****98%**

**93%

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 Akkunji?

■ Akkunji · ■ Siddapur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****73.3%**

**83.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1020**

**1019

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000**

**937

Working population ****47.4%**

**56.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 86.2% for men and 60.7% for women. 62% of men and 33% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 146 (27%) · **■** Farm labourers 138 (26%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 140 (26%) · **■** Marginal 114 (21%)

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 Siddapur

- Kavanchur1,205 people
- Manmane1,200 people
- Mugdur1,153 people
- Nejjur1,139 people
- Kyadgi1,128 people
- Husur1,120 people
- Muthalli1,091 people
- Hasavante1,052 people

[All 196 villages in Siddapur](https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/uttara-kannada/siddapur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Akkunji?581355
- How far is Akkunji from Karwar?110 km by road
- What is the population of Akkunji?1,137 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Akkunji in?Uttara Kannada district (Siddapur sub-district), Karnataka
- What is the literacy rate of Akkunji?73.3% (Census 2011)