# Salkani Village, Sirsi, Uttara Kannada (Karnataka) – PIN Code

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Village · Sirsi, Uttara Kannada 

# Salkani

Salkani is a village in Sirsi sub-district of Uttara Kannada district, Karnataka, PIN code **581402**. The 2011 Census counted **316 people in 61 households**, the 142nd largest of 228 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 92.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 85.6%.

- 316people (2011)
- 61households
- 92.6%literacy
- 581402PIN code

## Salkani PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Salkani is 581402.** Salkani falls in Sirsi sub-district, Uttara Kannada district, Karnataka.

- PIN code581402
- Gram panchayatSalkani
- Community development blockSirsi
- Census village code603138

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

## How far is Salkani from nearby towns?

- Sirsi (sub-district HQ)17 km by road
- Karwar (district HQ)137 km by road
- Sirsi (nearest town)17 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 Salkani?

17 services counted by the Census are inside Salkani; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●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
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Cooperative bankIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●Public libraryIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Sirsi
- ○Degree college10+ km · Sirsi
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Sirsi
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- 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 Salkani known for?

The main crops are **paddy and chillies**. About 17% of the 182 hectares of village land is sown, and 5 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 Salkani

Of every 100 households in Salkani in 2011, 97 had electricity, 77 a toilet at home and 18 cooked with LPG; 78 had a mobile phone, 42 a two-wheeler and 13 a car.

■ Salkani · ■ Sirsi rural average

Electricity for lighting ****97%**

**92%

Toilet within the home ****77%**

**62%

No toilet (open defecation) ****22%**

**36%

Tap water ****3%**

**9%

Drinking water within premises ****60%**

**55%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****18%**

**11%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****48%**

**74%

Use banking services ****62%**

**73%

Television ****72%**

**52%

Mobile phone ****78%**

**46%

Computer with internet ****5%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****42%**

**27%

Car / jeep / van ****13%**

**5%

None of these assets ****2%**

**14%

Own their home ****87%**

**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 Salkani?

■ Salkani · ■ Sirsi rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****92.6%**

**85.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****736**

**979

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****667**

**923

Working population ****40.2%**

**49.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 94.7% for men and 89.7% for women. 54% of men and 22% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

****

**■** Cultivators 5 (4%) · **■** Other work 122 (96%)

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

- Uplekoppa325 people
- Benagi319 people
- Navilgar317 people
- Nakshe316 people
- Bidralli314 people
- Tattisar314 people
- Dodnalli306 people
- Mogadde306 people

[All 228 villages in Sirsi](https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/uttara-kannada/sirsi/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Salkani?581402
- How far is Salkani from Karwar?137 km by road
- What is the population of Salkani?316 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Salkani in?Uttara Kannada district (Sirsi sub-district), Karnataka
- What is the literacy rate of Salkani?92.6% (Census 2011)