# Maralakunte Village, Nelamangala, Bangalore Rural (Karnataka)

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Village · Nelamangala, Bangalore Rural 

# Maralakunte

Maralakunte is a village in Nelamangala sub-district of Bangalore Rural district, Karnataka, PIN code **562149**. The 2011 Census counted **1,281 people in 335 households**, the 21st largest of 231 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 70.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 75.8%.

- 1,281people (2011)
- 335households
- 70.3%literacy
- 562149PIN code

## Maralakunte PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Maralakunte is 562149.** Maralakunte falls in Nelamangala sub-district, Bangalore Rural district, Karnataka.

- PIN code562149
- Gram panchayatMaralakunte
- Community development blockNelamangala
- Census village code624714

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Maralakunte from nearby towns?

- Nelamangala (sub-district HQ)40 km by road
- Bangalore Rural (district HQ)70 km by road
- Nelamangala (nearest town)40 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 Maralakunte?

16 services counted by the Census are inside Maralakunte; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Cooperative bankIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Public libraryIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Thyamagondlu
- ○Degree college10+ km · =R27426
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · =R27426
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)20 h summer · 22 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 Maralakunte known for?

The main crops are **ragi and horsegram**. About 71% of the 429 hectares of village land is sown, and 26 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 Maralakunte

Of every 100 households in Maralakunte in 2011, 99 had electricity, 88 a toilet at home and 5 cooked with LPG; 54 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Maralakunte · ■ Nelamangala rural average

Electricity for lighting ****99%**

**96%

Toilet within the home ****88%**

**81%

No toilet (open defecation) ****12%**

**19%

Tap water ****47%**

**65%

Drinking water within premises ****8%**

**21%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****5%**

**29%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****94%**

**65%

Use banking services ****37%**

**45%

Television ****47%**

**65%

Mobile phone ****54%**

**66%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****10%**

**24%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**3%

None of these assets ****16%**

**13%

Own their home ****94%**

**77%

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 Maralakunte?

■ Maralakunte · ■ Nelamangala rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****70.3%**

**75.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1046**

**959

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****823**

**954

Working population ****70.2%**

**45.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 77.7% for men and 63.4% for women. 69% of men and 72% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 823 (92%) · **■** Farm labourers 32 (4%) · **■** Other work 31 (3%) · **■** Marginal 13 (1%)

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 Nelamangala

- Shivagange1,398 people
- Doddabele1,388 people
- Billanakote1,359 people
- Mallarabanavadi1,356 people
- Kambal1,265 people
- Bardi1,258 people
- Devarahosahalli1,258 people
- Agalakuppa1,239 people

[All 242 villages in Nelamangala](https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/bangalore-rural/nelamangala/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Maralakunte?562149
- How far is Maralakunte from Bangalore Rural?70 km by road
- What is the population of Maralakunte?1,281 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Maralakunte in?Bangalore Rural district (Nelamangala sub-district), Karnataka
- What is the literacy rate of Maralakunte?70.3% (Census 2011)
