# Merada Village, Khanapur, Belgaum (Karnataka) – PIN Code

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Village · Khanapur, Belgaum 

# Merada

Merada is a village in Khanapur sub-district of Belgaum district, Karnataka, PIN code **591106**. The 2011 Census counted **514 people in 120 households**, the 136th largest of 217 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 57.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 74.1%.

- 514people (2011)
- 120households
- 57.5%literacy
- 591106PIN code

## Merada PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Merada is 591106.** Merada falls in Khanapur sub-district, Belgaum district, Karnataka.

- PIN code591106
- Gram panchayatHalaga
- Community development blockKhanapur
- Census village code597985

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

## How far is Merada from nearby towns?

- Khanapur (sub-district HQ)27 km by road
- Belgaum (district HQ)40 km by road
- Khanapur (nearest town)27 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 Merada?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Merada; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Nandgad
- ○Degree college10+ km · Belgaum
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Khanapur
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water and hand pumps
- Electricity (2011)6 h summer · 6 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 Merada known for?

The main crops are **paddy, sugar cane and oil seed**. About 26% of the 648 hectares of village land is sown, and 4 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 Merada

Of every 100 households in Merada in 2011, 72 had electricity, 28 a toilet at home and 7 cooked with LPG; 41 had a mobile phone, 15 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Merada · ■ Khanapur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****72%**

**86%

Toilet within the home ****28%**

**34%

No toilet (open defecation) ****72%**

**64%

Tap water ****0%**

**47%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**21%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****7%**

**8%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****93%**

**89%

Use banking services ****88%**

**75%

Television ****42%**

**41%

Mobile phone ****41%**

**53%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****15%**

**20%

Car / jeep / van ****4%**

**2%

None of these assets ****21%**

**20%

Own their home ****97%**

**95%

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 Merada?

■ Merada · ■ Khanapur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****57.5%**

**74.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1216**

**975

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1150**

**976

Working population ****30.5%**

**47.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 64.6% for men and 51.7% for women. 60% of men and 6% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 93 (59%) · **■** Farm labourers 34 (22%) · **■** Household industry 3 (2%) · **■** Other work 23 (15%) · **■** Marginal 4 (3%)

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 Khanapur

- Nilawade542 people
- Ghotagali541 people
- Devarai523 people
- Savargali518 people
- Nanjankodal505 people
- Uchawade505 people
- Mundwad-Pimpale489 people
- Shivathan482 people

[All 218 villages in Khanapur](https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/belgaum/khanapur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Merada?591106
- How far is Merada from Belgaum?40 km by road
- What is the population of Merada?514 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Merada in?Belgaum district (Khanapur sub-district), Karnataka
- What is the literacy rate of Merada?57.5% (Census 2011)