# Melavanki Village, Gokak, Belgaum (Karnataka) – PIN Code

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Village · Gokak, Belgaum 

# Melavanki

Melavanki is a village in Gokak sub-district of Belgaum district, Karnataka, PIN code **591227**. The 2011 Census counted **7,903 people in 1,278 households**, the 14th largest of 131 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 44.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 64.4%.

- 7,903people (2011)
- 1,278households
- 44.6%literacy
- 591227PIN code

## Melavanki PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Melavanki is 591227.** Melavanki falls in Gokak sub-district, Belgaum district, Karnataka.

- PIN code591227
- Gram panchayatMelavanki
- Community development blockGokak
- Census village code597531

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

## How far is Melavanki from nearby towns?

- Gokak (sub-district HQ)12 km by road
- Belgaum (district HQ)78 km by road
- Gokak (nearest town)12 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 Melavanki?

22 services counted by the Census are inside Melavanki; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 8 govt · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 4 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 · 1 doctors
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Public libraryIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Gokak
- ○Degree college10+ km · Gokak
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gokak
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- 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 Melavanki known for?

The main crops are **groundnut, maize and sunflower**. About 92% of the 1,342 hectares of village land is sown, and 679 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 Melavanki

Of every 100 households in Melavanki in 2011, 58 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 67 had a mobile phone, 17 a two-wheeler and 5 a car.

■ Melavanki · ■ Gokak rural average

Electricity for lighting ****58%**

**71%

Toilet within the home ****2%**

**8%

No toilet (open defecation) ****98%**

**85%

Tap water ****36%**

**35%

Drinking water within premises ****4%**

**20%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**8%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**91%

Use banking services ****46%**

**72%

Television ****17%**

**34%

Mobile phone ****67%**

**62%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****17%**

**20%

Car / jeep / van ****5%**

**2%

None of these assets ****17%**

**16%

Own their home ****90%**

**86%

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 Melavanki?

■ Melavanki · ■ Gokak rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****44.6%**

**64.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****985**

**988

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****964**

**951

Working population ****48.7%**

**47.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 55.4% for men and 33.8% for women. 51% of men and 46% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 1,577 (41%) · **■** Farm labourers 1,868 (49%) · **■** Household industry 32 (1%) · **■** Other work 326 (8%) · **■** Marginal 42 (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 Gokak

- Tukkanatti9,351 people
- Pamaladinni9,196 people
- Mamadapur8,969 people
- Rajapur8,122 people
- Ankalgi7,691 people
- Duradundi7,613 people
- Waderatti7,423 people
- Hunshyal6,913 people

[All 131 villages in Gokak](https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/belgaum/gokak/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Melavanki?591227
- How far is Melavanki from Belgaum?78 km by road
- What is the population of Melavanki?7,903 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Melavanki in?Belgaum district (Gokak sub-district), Karnataka
- What is the literacy rate of Melavanki?44.6% (Census 2011)