# Melekote Village, Dod Ballapur, Bangalore Rural (Karnataka) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/bangalore-rural/dod-ballapur/melekote/ Village · Dod Ballapur, Bangalore Rural # Melekote Melekote is a village in Dod Ballapur sub-district of Bangalore Rural district, Karnataka, PIN code **561205**. The 2011 Census counted **1,832 people in 451 households**, the 22nd largest of 270 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 75.1%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 74.1%. - 1,832people (2011) - 451households - 75.1%literacy - 561205PIN code ## Melekote PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Melekote is 561205.** Melekote falls in Dod Ballapur sub-district, Bangalore Rural district, Karnataka. - PIN code561205 - Gram panchayatMelekote - Community development blockDod Ballapur - Census village code625053 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Melekote from nearby towns? - Dod Ballapur (sub-district HQ)15 km by road - Bangalore Rural (district HQ)55 km by road - Dod Ballapur (nearest town)15 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 Melekote? 20 services counted by the Census are inside Melekote; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●TB clinicIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 - ●Post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Commercial bankIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Tubagere - ○Degree college10+ km · =R27764 - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · D.B.Pura - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)9 h summer · 10 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 Melekote known for? The main crops are **ragi**. About 92% of the 324 hectares of village land is sown, and 235 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 Melekote Of every 100 households in Melekote in 2011, 95 had electricity, 93 a toilet at home and 21 cooked with LPG; 55 had a mobile phone, 19 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Melekote · ■ Dod Ballapur rural average Electricity for lighting ****95%** **94% Toilet within the home ****93%** **68% No toilet (open defecation) ****7%** **30% Tap water ****64%** **51% Drinking water within premises ****36%** **18% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****21%** **17% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****74%** **76% Use banking services ****65%** **45% Television ****60%** **58% Mobile phone ****55%** **58% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****19%** **24% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **2% None of these assets ****22%** **17% Own their home ****86%** **85% 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 Melekote? ■ Melekote · ■ Dod Ballapur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****75.1%** **74.1% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1054** **960 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1138** **959 Working population ****56.9%** **52.5% ### Women and men Literacy is 83.1% for men and 67.5% for women. 64% of men and 51% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 307 (29%) · **■** Farm labourers 149 (14%) · **■** Household industry 10 (1%) · **■** Other work 219 (21%) · **■** Marginal 358 (34%) 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 Dod Ballapur - Hanabe1,914 people - Karenahalli1,906 people - Arehalli Guddadahalli1,880 people - Thippur1,843 people - Kanasavadi1,825 people - Hosahalli1,805 people - Kodigehalli1,699 people - Linganahalli1,662 people [All 296 villages in Dod Ballapur](https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/bangalore-rural/dod-ballapur/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Melekote?561205 - How far is Melekote from Bangalore Rural?55 km by road - What is the population of Melekote?1,832 (Census 2011) - Which district is Melekote in?Bangalore Rural district (Dod Ballapur sub-district), Karnataka - What is the literacy rate of Melekote?75.1% (Census 2011)