Village · Siddapur, Uttara Kannada # Kanchikai Kanchikai is a village in Siddapur sub-district of Uttara Kannada district, Karnataka, PIN code 581323. The 2011 Census counted 472 people in 103 households, the 63rd largest of 195 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 88.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 83.7%. - 472 people (2011) - 103 households - 88.2% literacy - 581323 PIN code ## Kanchikai PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Kanchikai is 581323. Kanchikai falls in Siddapur sub-district, Uttara Kannada district, Karnataka. - PIN code 581323 - Gram panchayat Nilkund - Community development block Siddapur - Census village code 603530 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Kanchikai from nearby towns? - Siddapur (sub-district HQ) 42 km by road - Karwar (district HQ) 116 km by road - Sirsi (nearest town) 24 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Kanchikai? 9 services counted by the Census are inside Kanchikai; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Primary school In village · 2 govt - ● Middle school In village · 1 govt - ● Secondary school In village · 1 govt - ● Health sub-centre In village · 1 - ● Family welfare centre In village · 1 - ● Public bus service In village - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school 5–10 km · Kallabbe - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Sirsi - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Sirsi - ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km - ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km - ○ Dispensary 5–10 km - ○ Post office 10+ km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM under 5 km - ○ Commercial bank under 5 km - ○ Ration (PDS) shop 5–10 km - ○ Mandi / regular market 5–10 km - ○ Public library under 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking water hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011) 18 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 Kanchikai known for? The main crops are paddy and pepper. About 10% of the 549 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 Kanchikai Of every 100 households in Kanchikai in 2011, 99 had electricity, 48 a toilet at home and 7 cooked with LPG; 14 had a mobile phone, 32 a two-wheeler and 5 a car. ■ Kanchikai · ■ Siddapur rural average - Electricity for lighting 99% 88% - Toilet within the home 48% 42% - No toilet (open defecation) 52% 58% - Tap water 0% 6% - Drinking water within premises 67% 52% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 7% 5% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 64% 82% - Use banking services 99% 75% - Television 51% 40% - Mobile phone 14% 42% - Computer with internet 0% 1% - Two-wheeler 32% 21% - Car / jeep / van 5% 3% - None of these assets 14% 17% - Own their home 98% 93% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Kanchikai? ■ Kanchikai · ■ Siddapur rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 88.2% 83.7% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 888 1019 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 684 937 - Working population 41.1% 56.0% ### Women and men Literacy is 93.1% for men and 82.8% for women. 66% of men and 14% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 8 (4%) · ■ Other work 167 (86%) · ■ Marginal 19 (10%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Siddapur - Keregadde 505 people - Malalavalli 498 people - Balgod 484 people - Matti Halli 481 people - Hegnur 467 people - Musavalli 466 people - Kalkai 465 people - Mandlikoppa 461 people All 196 villages in Siddapur ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Kanchikai? 581323 - How far is Kanchikai from Karwar? 116 km by road - What is the population of Kanchikai? 472 (Census 2011) - Which district is Kanchikai in? Uttara Kannada district (Siddapur sub-district), Karnataka - What is the literacy rate of Kanchikai? 88.2% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/uttara-kannada/siddapur/kanchikai/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.