Village · Siddapur, Uttara Kannada
# Arendur

Arendur is a village in Siddapur sub-district of Uttara Kannada district, Karnataka, PIN code 581355. The 2011 Census counted 870 people in 186 households, the 25th largest of 195 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 68.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 83.7%.
- 870 people (2011)
- 186 households
- 68.5% literacy
- 581355 PIN code

## Arendur PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Arendur is 581355. Arendur falls in Siddapur sub-district, Uttara Kannada district, Karnataka.
- PIN code 581355
- Gram panchayat Kavanchoor
- Community development block Siddapur
- Census village code 603721

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Arendur from nearby towns?
- Siddapur (sub-district HQ) 14 km by road
- Karwar (district HQ) 140 km by road
- Siddapur (nearest town) 14 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Arendur?

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

### In the village
- ● Primary school In village · 2 govt
- ● Middle school In village · 1 govt
- ● Sub post office In village
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● Public bus service In village
- ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village
- ● All-weather road In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● Polling station In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school under 5 km · Siddapur
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Siddapur
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Siddapur
- ○ Primary health centre 10+ km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km
- ○ Dispensary 10+ km
- ○ Post office 5–10 km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ ATM 5–10 km
- ○ Commercial bank 5–10 km
- ○ Ration (PDS) shop under 5 km
- ○ Mandi / regular market 5–10 km
- ○ Public library under 5 km

### Water and power
- Drinking water untreated tap water and hand pumps
- Electricity (2011) 20 h summer · 20 h winter

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Arendur known for?

The main crops are paddy and maize. About 22% of the 593 hectares of village land is sown, and 2 hectares are irrigated.

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## Homes and amenities in Arendur

Of every 100 households in Arendur in 2011, 86 had electricity, 57 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 54 had a mobile phone, 17 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Arendur · ■ Siddapur rural average
- Electricity for lighting 86% 88%
- Toilet within the home 57% 42%
- No toilet (open defecation) 43% 58%
- Tap water 5% 6%
- Drinking water within premises 23% 52%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 3% 5%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 96% 82%
- Use banking services 48% 75%
- Television 27% 40%
- Mobile phone 54% 42%
- Computer with internet 0% 1%
- Two-wheeler 17% 21%
- Car / jeep / van 3% 3%
- None of these assets 11% 17%
- Own their home 97% 93%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Arendur?

■ Arendur · ■ Siddapur rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 68.5% 83.7%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 977 1019
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 955 937
- Working population 61.4% 56.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 80.1% for men and 56.7% for women. 68% of men and 55% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 125 (23%) · ■ Farm labourers 136 (25%) · ■ Other work 99 (19%) · ■ Marginal 174 (33%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Siddapur
- Tarakhanda 934 people
- Kallur 933 people
- Kodkani 912 people
- Sampagod 896 people
- Tarehalli-Kansur 869 people
- Alavalli 808 people
- Aigod 799 people
- Bidarkan 773 people

All 196 villages in Siddapur

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Arendur? 581355
- How far is Arendur from Karwar? 140 km by road
- What is the population of Arendur? 870 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Arendur in? Uttara Kannada district (Siddapur sub-district), Karnataka
- What is the literacy rate of Arendur? 68.5% (Census 2011)

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