# Aalwad Village, Yellapur, Uttara Kannada (Karnataka)

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Village · Yellapur, Uttara Kannada 

# Aalwad

Aalwad is a village in Yellapur sub-district of Uttara Kannada district, Karnataka, PIN code **581347**. The 2011 Census counted **270 people in 72 households**, the 56th largest of 124 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 85.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 78.4%.

- 270people (2011)
- 72households
- 85.5%literacy
- 581347PIN code

## Aalwad PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Aalwad is 581347.** Aalwad falls in Yellapur sub-district, Uttara Kannada district, Karnataka.

- PIN code581347
- Gram panchayatHasangi
- Community development blockYellapur
- Census village code602966

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

## How far is Aalwad from nearby towns?

- Yellapur (sub-district HQ)23 km by road
- Karwar (district HQ)123 km by road
- Yellapur (nearest town)23 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 Aalwad?

3 services counted by the Census are inside Aalwad; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Chikkotti
- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Kampli
- ○Degree college10+ km · Yellapur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Yellapur
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watercovered wells and hand pumps
- Electricity (2011)18 h summer · 16 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 Aalwad known for?

The main crops are **paddy and betel nut**. About 13% of the 414 hectares of village land is sown, and 29 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 Aalwad

Of every 100 households in Aalwad in 2011, 97 had electricity, 80 a toilet at home and 10 cooked with LPG; 40 had a mobile phone, 39 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Aalwad · ■ Yellapur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****97%**

**89%

Toilet within the home ****80%**

**70%

No toilet (open defecation) ****20%**

**30%

Tap water ****1%**

**20%

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

**39%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****10%**

**6%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****59%**

**84%

Use banking services ****100%**

**85%

Television ****59%**

**44%

Mobile phone ****40%**

**36%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****39%**

**24%

Car / jeep / van ****4%**

**4%

None of these assets ****16%**

**18%

Own their home ****97%**

**90%

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 Aalwad?

■ Aalwad · ■ Yellapur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****85.5%**

**78.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1015**

**969

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1750**

**959

Working population ****62.6%**

**50.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 87.3% for men and 83.6% for women. 70% of men and 55% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 25 (15%) · **■** Farm labourers 46 (27%) · **■** Other work 94 (56%) · **■** Marginal 4 (2%)

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 Yellapur

- Kalasuru309 people
- Devaragadde290 people
- Chimanalli289 people
- Heggumbale276 people
- Bellambi270 people
- Kanagod-Balehadda268 people
- Marahalli268 people
- Savagadde263 people

[All 125 villages in Yellapur](https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/uttara-kannada/yellapur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Aalwad?581347
- How far is Aalwad from Karwar?123 km by road
- What is the population of Aalwad?270 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Aalwad in?Uttara Kannada district (Yellapur sub-district), Karnataka
- What is the literacy rate of Aalwad?85.5% (Census 2011)