# Banavasi Village, Sirsi, Uttara Kannada (Karnataka) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/uttara-kannada/sirsi/banavasi/ Village · Sirsi, Uttara Kannada # Banavasi Banavasi is a village in Sirsi sub-district of Uttara Kannada district, Karnataka, PIN code **581318**. The 2011 Census counted **6,783 people in 1,584 households**, the 1st largest of 228 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 87.0%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 85.6%. - 6,783people (2011) - 1,584households - 87.0%literacy - 581318PIN code ## Banavasi PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Banavasi is 581318.** Banavasi falls in Sirsi sub-district, Uttara Kannada district, Karnataka. - PIN code581318 - Gram panchayatBanavasi - Community development blockSirsi - Census village code603318 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Banavasi from nearby towns? - Sirsi (sub-district HQ)21 km by road - Karwar (district HQ)121 km by road - Sirsi (nearest town)21 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 Banavasi? 29 services counted by the Census are inside Banavasi; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 4 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 5 govt · 2 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 3 govt · 1 private - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●ITI / vocational schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●TB clinicIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●ATMIn village - ●Commercial bankIn village - ●Cooperative bankIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Mandi / regular marketIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree college10+ km · Sirsi - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river - Electricity (2011)16 h summer · 18 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 Banavasi known for? The main crops are **paddy and chillies**. About 36% of the 740 hectares of village land is sown, and 35 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 Banavasi Of every 100 households in Banavasi in 2011, 95 had electricity, 79 a toilet at home and 34 cooked with LPG; 62 had a mobile phone, 19 a two-wheeler and 4 a car. ■ Banavasi · ■ Sirsi rural average Electricity for lighting ****95%** **92% Toilet within the home ****79%** **62% No toilet (open defecation) ****21%** **36% Tap water ****7%** **9% Drinking water within premises ****36%** **55% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****34%** **11% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****64%** **74% Use banking services ****87%** **73% Television ****57%** **52% Mobile phone ****62%** **46% Computer with internet ****1%** **1% Two-wheeler ****19%** **27% Car / jeep / van ****4%** **5% None of these assets ****17%** **14% Own their home ****85%** **94% 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 Banavasi? ■ Banavasi · ■ Sirsi rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****87.0%** **85.6% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****982** **979 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****760** **923 Working population ****39.8%** **49.0% ### Women and men Literacy is 90.5% for men and 83.6% for women. 58% of men and 22% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 285 (11%) · **■** Farm labourers 691 (26%) · **■** Household industry 38 (1%) · **■** Other work 1,301 (48%) · **■** Marginal 382 (14%) 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 Sirsi - Badanagod3,387 people - Bachagaon2,377 people - Chipgi2,302 people - Hutgar2,173 people [All 228 villages in Sirsi](https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/uttara-kannada/sirsi/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Banavasi?581318 - How far is Banavasi from Karwar?121 km by road - What is the population of Banavasi?6,783 (Census 2011) - Which district is Banavasi in?Uttara Kannada district (Sirsi sub-district), Karnataka - What is the literacy rate of Banavasi?87.0% (Census 2011)