Devalkunda

Devalkunda
Village
Country India
StateKarnataka
DistrictUdupi
TalukKundapura
Government
 • BodyVillage Panchayat
Population
 (2011)
 • Total
1,766
Languages
 • OfficialKannada, Konkani
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
Vehicle registrationKA

Devalkunda is a village in the Kundapur taluk of Udupi district. As of 2011, Devalkunda has a total population of 1766 people consisting of 994 male and 129 female residents. The village occupies a total area of 542.35 hectares with a population density of 3.256 people per hectare. As of 2011, the total literacy rate was 77.18% which was higher than the national average of 59.5%.[1]

As of 2011, Devalkunda has an employment rate of over 34.26%, 48.76% of whom are employed over 183 days in a year.[1]

Ammonia leak

In 2019, the Malpe Fresh Marine plant, a fish storage facility located in Devalkunda suffered a leak in ammonia gas that led to over 74 labourers falling seriously ill[2]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "Census | Udupi District | India". Retrieved 20 May 2023.
  2. ^ "75 fall sick as ammonia leaks at fish processing plant". Deccan Herald. 12 August 2019. Retrieved 20 May 2023.


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