Kekkar, Honavar
Kekkar is a village located in the Honavar Taluk of Uttara Kannada district of Karnataka. The village falls in Honavar block and comes under Kadatoka Gram Panchayat. It belongs to Uttara Kannada parliament constituency and Kumta assembly constituency.
As on May 2024, the current population of Kekkar is 1.7 thousands out of which 835 are males and rest 851 are females. The sex ratio of this village is 1019 females per 1000 males. There are around 139 teenagers in Kekkar. It has literacy rate of 68% which means around 1.1 thousands persons can read and write. Total 287 people belonging to scheduled caste and 0 scheduled tribe people live in the village. There are around 415 households in Kekkar, which means every family has 4 members on average. The village has working population of 955. The pincode of Kekkar is 581338 and there are many postoffices around the village which can used to send speed post, registered parcel etc.
- Kadtoka Sub Post office
- Hodkeshirur Branch Post office
- Kekkar Branch Post office
- Madgeri Branch Post office
- Navilgone Branch Post office
Schools
Kekkar has many good schools for education and follwing are popular schools among students.
- Janata Vidyalaya Kadatoka
- Janata Vidyalaya Pu College
- Govt. High School Hodke Shiroor
- Govt. Higher Primary School Hodke Shirur
- Govt. Higher Primary School Kekkara No 1
Hospitals
Kekkar has many good hospitals for treatment and follwing are popular among people.
- Kadtoka Primary Health Center
- Navilgon Sub-Center
- Hodke Shiroor Sub-Center
- Kadtoka Sub-Center
- Kekkar Sub-Center
Banks
Kekkar has many good banks for financial services and follwing are popular among people.