Alkod, Kumta
Alkod is a village located in the Kumta Taluk of Uttara Kannada district of Karnataka. The village falls in Kumta block and comes under Alakod Gram Panchayat. It belongs to Uttara Kannada parliament constituency and Kumta assembly constituency.
As on April 2025, the current population of Alkod is 914 out of which 473 are males and rest 441 are females. The sex ratio of this village is 932 females per 1000 males. There are around 75 teenagers in Alkod. It has literacy rate of 79% which means around 725 persons can read and write. Total 103 people belonging to scheduled caste and 7 scheduled tribe people live in the village. There are around 239 households in Alkod, which means every family has 4 members on average. The village has working population of 392. The pincode of Alkod is 581362 and there are many postoffices around the village which can used to send speed post, registered parcel etc.
- Kumta Kanara College Road Sub Post office
- Manaki Branch Post office
- Kallabbe Branch Post office
- Kodambale Branch Post office
- Uppinapattan Branch Post office
Schools
Alkod has many good schools for education and follwing are popular schools among students.
- S K P Highschool Katgal
- Govt. Higher Primary School Katgal
- Govt. Lower Primary School Janatakaloni Alkod
Hospitals
Alkod has many good hospitals for treatment and follwing are popular among people.
- Katgal Sub-Center
- Halkar Sub-Center
- Handigon Sub-Center
- Uppinapattan Sub-Center
- Katgal Primary Health Center
Banks
Alkod has many good banks for financial services and follwing are popular among people.