Village · Homnabad, Bidar # Meenkhera Meenkhera is a village in Homnabad sub-district of Bidar district, Karnataka, PIN code 585227. The 2011 Census counted 3,281 people in 609 households, the 22nd largest of 82 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 67.0%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 65.5%. - 3,281 people (2011) - 609 households - 67.0% literacy - 585227 PIN code ## Meenkhera PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Meenkhera is 585227. Meenkhera falls in Homnabad sub-district, Bidar district, Karnataka. - PIN code 585227 - Gram panchayat Meenkhera - Community development block Homnabad - Census village code 600336 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Meenkhera from nearby towns? - Homnabad (sub-district HQ) 31 km by road - Bidar (district HQ) 32 km by road - Homnabad (nearest town) 31 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Meenkhera? 19 services counted by the Census are inside Meenkhera; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Pre-primary school In village · 1 private - ● Primary school In village · 2 govt · 1 private - ● Middle school In village · 1 govt · 1 private - ● Veterinary hospital In village · 1 · 1 doctors - ● Sub post office In village - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Public bus service In village - ● State highway In village - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● Commercial bank In village - ● Cooperative bank In village - ● Agricultural credit society In village - ● Ration (PDS) shop In village - ● Weekly haat In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Community centre In village - ● Public library In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school 5–10 km · Manhalli - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Homnabad - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Homnabad - ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km - ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km - ○ Dispensary 5–10 km - ○ Post office under 5 km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 5–10 km - ○ Mandi / regular market under 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking water treated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011) 12 h summer · 18 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Meenkhera known for? The main crops are jowar, black gram and tur dal. About 61% of the 1,130 hectares of village land is sown, and 201 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Meenkhera Of every 100 households in Meenkhera in 2011, 91 had electricity, 5 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 79 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Meenkhera · ■ Homnabad rural average - Electricity for lighting 91% 85% - Toilet within the home 5% 12% - No toilet (open defecation) 94% 84% - Tap water 52% 55% - Drinking water within premises 16% 20% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 2% 4% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 96% 95% - Use banking services 57% 47% - Television 27% 30% - Mobile phone 79% 48% - Computer with internet 0% 1% - Two-wheeler 8% 11% - Car / jeep / van 0% 2% - None of these assets 9% 27% - Own their home 97% 93% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Meenkhera? ■ Meenkhera · ■ Homnabad rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 67.0% 65.5% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 941 963 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 758 957 - Working population 42.9% 42.6% ### Women and men Literacy is 77.5% for men and 56.1% for women. 51% of men and 35% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 187 (13%) · ■ Farm labourers 553 (39%) · ■ Household industry 9 (1%) · ■ Other work 254 (18%) · ■ Marginal 405 (29%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Homnabad - Taimadgi 4,291 people - Gadawanti 4,194 people - Dhumansoor 3,875 people - Kallur 3,554 people - Kumarchincholi 3,158 people - Itga 3,114 people - Jalasangi 3,043 people - Muthangi 3,024 people All 87 villages in Homnabad ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Meenkhera? 585227 - How far is Meenkhera from Bidar? 32 km by road - What is the population of Meenkhera? 3,281 (Census 2011) - Which district is Meenkhera in? Bidar district (Homnabad sub-district), Karnataka - What is the literacy rate of Meenkhera? 67.0% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/bidar/homnabad/meenkhera/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.