# Mehkar Village, Bhalki, Bidar (Karnataka) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/bidar/bhalki/mehkar/ Village · Bhalki, Bidar # Mehkar Mehkar is a village in Bhalki sub-district of Bidar district, Karnataka, PIN code **585416**. The 2011 Census counted **7,531 people in 1,443 households**, the 2nd largest of 130 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 68.8%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 70.1%. - 7,531people (2011) - 1,443households - 68.8%literacy - 585416PIN code ## Mehkar PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Mehkar is 585416.** Mehkar falls in Bhalki sub-district, Bidar district, Karnataka. - PIN code585416 - Gram panchayatMehkar - Community development blockBhalki - Census village code599845 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Mehkar from nearby towns? - Bhalki (sub-district HQ)30 km by road - Bidar (district HQ)72 km by road - Bhalki (nearest town)30 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 Mehkar? 28 services counted by the Census are inside Mehkar; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 4 govt · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●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 - ●Alternative medicine hospitalIn village · 1 - ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Commercial bankIn village - ●Cooperative bankIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Kamalapur - ○Degree college10+ km · Bhalki - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bhalki - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river - Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 12 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 Mehkar known for? The main crops are **tur dal, green gram and black gram**. About 84% of the 3,215 hectares of village land is sown, and 105 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 Mehkar Of every 100 households in Mehkar in 2011, 78 had electricity, 8 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 47 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 6 a car. ■ Mehkar · ■ Bhalki rural average Electricity for lighting ****78%** **85% Toilet within the home ****8%** **7% No toilet (open defecation) ****92%** **90% Tap water ****22%** **43% Drinking water within premises ****10%** **17% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%** **2% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****95%** **97% Use banking services ****62%** **56% Television ****27%** **29% Mobile phone ****47%** **48% Computer with internet ****1%** **1% Two-wheeler ****10%** **10% Car / jeep / van ****6%** **3% None of these assets ****32%** **27% Own their home ****95%** **96% 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 Mehkar? ■ Mehkar · ■ Bhalki rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****68.8%** **70.1% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****950** **961 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****985** **927 Working population ****47.6%** **45.6% ### Women and men Literacy is 78.0% for men and 59.1% for women. 54% of men and 41% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 1,055 (29%) · **■** Farm labourers 1,612 (45%) · **■** Household industry 131 (4%) · **■** Other work 374 (10%) · **■** Marginal 414 (12%) 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 Bhalki - Bhatambra8,070 people - Khatak Chincholi6,955 people - Dhanura5,203 people - Saigaon5,170 people - Dongapur4,646 people [All 133 villages in Bhalki](https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/bidar/bhalki/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Mehkar?585416 - How far is Mehkar from Bidar?72 km by road - What is the population of Mehkar?7,531 (Census 2011) - Which district is Mehkar in?Bidar district (Bhalki sub-district), Karnataka - What is the literacy rate of Mehkar?68.8% (Census 2011)