# Nilkund Village, Siddapur, Uttara Kannada (Karnataka)

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Village · Siddapur, Uttara Kannada 

# Nilkund

Nilkund is a village in Siddapur sub-district of Uttara Kannada district, Karnataka, PIN code **581323**. The 2011 Census counted **247 people in 63 households**, the 125th largest of 195 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 85.6%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 83.7%.

- 247people (2011)
- 63households
- 85.6%literacy
- 581323PIN code

## Nilkund PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Nilkund is 581323.** Nilkund falls in Siddapur sub-district, Uttara Kannada district, Karnataka.

- PIN code581323
- Gram panchayatNilkund
- Community development blockSiddapur
- Census village code603532

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

## How far is Nilkund from nearby towns?

- Siddapur (sub-district HQ)38 km by road
- Karwar (district HQ)122 km by road
- Sirsi (nearest town)28 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 Nilkund?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Nilkund; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●Public libraryIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Kallabbe
- ○Degree college10+ km · Sirsi
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Sirsi
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)18 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 Nilkund known for?

The main crops are **paddy and pepper**. About 8% of the 636 hectares of village land is sown, and 0 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 Nilkund

Of every 100 households in Nilkund in 2011, 98 had electricity, 38 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 26 had a mobile phone, 33 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Nilkund · ■ Siddapur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****98%**

**88%

Toilet within the home ****38%**

**42%

No toilet (open defecation) ****62%**

**58%

Tap water ****2%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****66%**

**52%

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

**5%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****83%**

**82%

Use banking services ****86%**

**75%

Television ****28%**

**40%

Mobile phone ****26%**

**42%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****33%**

**21%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**3%

None of these assets ****19%**

**17%

Own their home ****79%**

**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 Nilkund?

■ Nilkund · ■ Siddapur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****85.6%**

**83.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****945**

**1019

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1111**

**937

Working population ****57.1%**

**56.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 88.1% for men and 83.0% for women. 65% of men and 48% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 15 (11%) · **■** Household industry 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 79 (56%) · **■** Marginal 46 (33%)

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

- Mavinkod274 people
- Suttalmane259 people
- Attimurd257 people
- Malenhalli250 people
- Shigehalli245 people
- Illimane241 people
- Sashiguli239 people
- Kodsar226 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Nilkund?581323
- How far is Nilkund from Karwar?122 km by road
- What is the population of Nilkund?247 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Nilkund in?Uttara Kannada district (Siddapur sub-district), Karnataka
- What is the literacy rate of Nilkund?85.6% (Census 2011)