# Meenakunte Village, Bangalore North, Bangalore (Karnataka) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/bangalore/bangalore-north/meenakunte/ Village · Bangalore North, Bangalore # Meenakunte Meenakunte is a village in Bangalore North sub-district of Bangalore district, Karnataka, PIN code **561157**. The 2011 Census counted **2,040 people in 550 households**, the 39th largest of 189 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 82.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 78.9%. - 2,040people (2011) - 550households - 82.6%literacy - 561157PIN code ## Meenakunte PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Meenakunte is 561157.** Meenakunte falls in Bangalore North sub-district, Bangalore district, Karnataka. - PIN code561157 - Gram panchayatChikkajala - Community development blockBangalore North - Census village code612889 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Meenakunte from nearby towns? - Bangalore North (sub-district HQ)13 km by road - Bangalore (district HQ)13 km by road - Bbmp (nearest town)13 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 Meenakunte? 12 services counted by the Census are inside Meenakunte; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●National highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●ATMIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Yelahanka - ○Degree college10+ km · Yelahanka - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Yelahanka - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)6 h summer · 8 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 Meenakunte known for? The main crops are **ragi, vegetables and flowers**. Products made here include bricks and medicine. About 65% of the 177 hectares of village land is sown, and 28 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 Meenakunte Of every 100 households in Meenakunte in 2011, 98 had electricity, 97 a toilet at home and 73 cooked with LPG; 93 had a mobile phone, 21 a two-wheeler and 6 a car. ■ Meenakunte · ■ Bangalore North rural average Electricity for lighting ****98%** **96% Toilet within the home ****97%** **79% No toilet (open defecation) ****3%** **20% Tap water ****53%** **68% Drinking water within premises ****55%** **44% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****73%** **50% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****7%** **33% Use banking services ****48%** **52% Television ****82%** **76% Mobile phone ****93%** **75% Computer with internet ****2%** **2% Two-wheeler ****21%** **33% Car / jeep / van ****6%** **6% None of these assets ****2%** **6% Own their home ****37%** **60% 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 Meenakunte? ■ Meenakunte · ■ Bangalore North rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****82.6%** **78.9% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****785** **907 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****825** **940 Working population ****43.4%** **44.0% ### Women and men Literacy is 87.9% for men and 75.9% for women. 63% of men and 19% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 89 (10%) · **■** Farm labourers 59 (7%) · **■** Household industry 86 (10%) · **■** Other work 571 (65%) · **■** Marginal 80 (9%) 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 Bangalore North - Tharabana Halli2,161 people - Sathnur2,151 people - Adiganahalli2,141 people - Kodagi Thirumalapura2,092 people - Nagarur2,040 people - Alur1,962 people - Hurali Chikkanahalli1,901 people - Lakshmipura1,895 people [All 199 villages in Bangalore North](https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/bangalore/bangalore-north/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Meenakunte?561157 - How far is Meenakunte from Bangalore?13 km by road - What is the population of Meenakunte?2,040 (Census 2011) - Which district is Meenakunte in?Bangalore district (Bangalore North sub-district), Karnataka - What is the literacy rate of Meenakunte?82.6% (Census 2011)