Charvaka, Puttur, Dakshina Kannada, Karnataka, India

Content updated on May 19, 2024.

Geographic Location of Charvaka


The village Charvaka is located in Puttur Taluk of Dakshina Kannada District in the State of Karnataka in India. It is governed by Kaniyoor Gram Panchayat. It comes under Puttur Community Development Block. The nearest town is Puttur, which is about 25 kilometers away from Charvaka.

Travel and Communication for Charvaka


The village is connected by public bus services. Private buses services are available for the village. There is a railway station 5-10 kms away from the village.

Postal Address:
Charvaka,
Dakshina Kannada,
Karnataka, India
PIN - 574328

Climate Change, Weather and Environment Reports / Data for Charvaka


Climate, Environment and Weather data, climate change reports etc. for Charvaka is available as professional paid service. You may contact us for further details and sample data.

A brief summary of available data for Charvaka is given below:

CategoryResolutionPeriod
Precipitation - hHalf Hourly / 0.1 deg (11 kms) grid2001 - 2024
Precipitation - lDaily / 0.25 deg (28 kms) grid1901 - 2024
Temperature - hMonthly / 0.5 deg (55 kms) grid1901 - 2023
Temperature - lDaily / 1 deg (111 kms) grid1951 - 2024

Social Structure of Charvaka


As per available data from the year 2009, 2977 persons live in 602 house holds in the village Charvaka. There are 1454 female individuals and 1523 male individuals in the village. Females constitute 48.84% and males constitute 51.16% of the total population.

There are 638 scheduled castes persons of which 309 are females and 329 are males. Females constitute 48.43% and males constitute 51.57% of the scheduled castes population. Scheduled castes constitute 21.43% of the total population.

There are 4 scheduled tribes persons of which 3 are females and 1 are males. Females constitute 75% and males constitute 25% of the scheduled tribes population. Scheduled tribes constitute 0.13% of the total population.

Population density of Charvaka is 255.54 persons per square kilometer.

Land and Natural Resources in Charvaka


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Total area of Charvaka is 1164.99 Hectares as per the data available for the year 2009.

Total sown/agricultural area is 326.58 ha. About 76.58 ha is un-irrigated area. About 250 ha is irrigated area. About 219 ha is irrigated by wells/tube wells. About 31 ha is irrigated by other sources of water.

About 105.66 ha is in non-agricultural use. About 49.39 ha is used permanent pastures and grazing lands. About 31.95 ha is under miscellaneous tree crops.

About 5.45 ha is lying as current fallow area. About 84.64 ha is culturable waste land. About 9.71 ha is lying as fallow land other than current fallows. About 60.72 ha is covered by barren and un-cultivable land.

Schools in Charvaka


There are no private or government pre-primary schools in the village. However, there is a government pre-primary school in Kaniyoor, which is less than 5 kms away from Charvaka.

There are 3 government primary schools in the village Charvaka.

There are 2 government middle schools in the village Charvaka.

There are no private or government secondary schools in the village. However, there is a private secondary school in Kaniyoor, which is 5-10 kms away from Charvaka.

There are no private or government senior secondary schools in the village. However, there is a private senior secondary school in Kaniyoor, which is 5-10 kms away from Charvaka.

Colleges in Charvaka


There are no private or government arts and science degree colleges in the village. However, there is a government arts and science degree college in Noojibalthila, which is more than 10 kms away from Charvaka.

There are no private or government engineering colleges in the village. However, there is a government engineering college in Puttur, which is more than 10 kms away from Charvaka.

There are no private or government medical colleges in the village. However, there is a government medical college in Mangalore, which is more than 10 kms away from Charvaka.

There are no private or government management institutes in the village. However, there is a private management institute in Mangalore, which is more than 10 kms away from Charvaka.

There are no private or government polytechnic institutes in the village. However, there is a government polytechnic institute in Puttur, which is more than 10 kms away from Charvaka.

Other Educational Facilities in Charvaka


There are no private or government vocational training school / ITIs in the village. However, there is a private vocational training school / ITI in Puttur, which is more than 10 kms away from Charvaka.

There are no private or government non formal training centres in the village. However, there is a government non formal training centre in Puttur, which is more than 10 kms away from Charvaka.

There are no private or government differently abled schools in the village. However, there is a government differently abled school in Mangalore, which is more than 10 kms away from Charvaka.

Healthcare Facilities in Charvaka


There is a community health centre more than 10 kms away from Charvaka.

There is a primary health centre less than 5 kms away from Charvaka.

There is a primary health sub-centre with 0 doctors and 1 paramedical staff in the village Charvaka.

There is a maternity and child welfare centre less than 5 kms away from Charvaka.

There is a TB clinic less than 5 kms away from Charvaka.

There is a allopathic hospital less than 5 kms away from Charvaka.

There is a alternative medicine hospital more than 10 kms away from Charvaka.

There is a dispensary more than 10 kms away from Charvaka.

There is a veterinary hospital more than 10 kms away from Charvaka.

There is a mobile health centre more than 10 kms away from Charvaka.

There is a family welfare centre with 0 doctors and 1 paramedical staff in the village Charvaka.

*Note: Most of the above information provided as per data compiled from the year 2009.

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