# Melur Village, Sidlaghatta, Chikkaballapura (Karnataka) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/chikkaballapura/sidlaghatta/melur/ Village · Sidlaghatta, Chikkaballapura # Melur Melur is a village in Sidlaghatta sub-district of Chikkaballapura district, Karnataka, PIN code **562102**. The 2011 Census counted **2,946 people in 738 households**, the 4th largest of 245 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 82.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 68.0%. - 2,946people (2011) - 738households - 82.2%literacy - 562102PIN code ## Melur PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Melur is 562102.** Melur falls in Sidlaghatta sub-district, Chikkaballapura district, Karnataka. - PIN code562102 - Gram panchayatMelur - Community development blockSidlaghatta - Census village code624240 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Melur from nearby towns? - Sidlaghatta (sub-district HQ)5 km by road - Chikkaballapur (district HQ)19 km by road - Sidlaghatta (nearest town)5 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 Melur? 24 services counted by the Census are inside Melur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 2 - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●TB clinicIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 2 - ●Post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●ATMIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Sidlaghatta - ○Degree college5–10 km · Sidlaghatta - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Sidlaghatta - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 10 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 Melur known for? The main crops are **sericulture**. About 68% of the 142 hectares of village land is sown, and 25 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 Melur Of every 100 households in Melur in 2011, 95 had electricity, 91 a toilet at home and 48 cooked with LPG; 64 had a mobile phone, 29 a two-wheeler and 7 a car. ■ Melur · ■ Sidlaghatta rural average Electricity for lighting ****95%** **92% Toilet within the home ****91%** **32% No toilet (open defecation) ****9%** **65% Tap water ****81%** **73% Drinking water within premises ****16%** **15% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****48%** **11% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****38%** **85% Use banking services ****74%** **62% Television ****74%** **56% Mobile phone ****64%** **55% Computer with internet ****4%** **1% Two-wheeler ****29%** **26% Car / jeep / van ****7%** **3% None of these assets ****12%** **19% Own their home ****79%** **94% 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 Melur? ■ Melur · ■ Sidlaghatta rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****82.2%** **68.0% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1035** **967 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****984** **960 Working population ****51.7%** **51.7% ### Women and men Literacy is 90.5% for men and 74.2% for women. 64% of men and 40% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 185 (12%) · **■** Farm labourers 268 (18%) · **■** Household industry 31 (2%) · **■** Other work 850 (56%) · **■** Marginal 190 (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 Sidlaghatta - Jangamakote5,438 people - Mallur3,294 people - Sadali3,265 people - Dibburahalli2,407 people - Ganjigunte2,305 people - Thimmasandra2,300 people - Baktharahalli2,253 people [All 291 villages in Sidlaghatta](https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/chikkaballapura/sidlaghatta/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Melur?562102 - How far is Melur from Chikkaballapur?19 km by road - What is the population of Melur?2,946 (Census 2011) - Which district is Melur in?Chikkaballapura district (Sidlaghatta sub-district), Karnataka - What is the literacy rate of Melur?82.2% (Census 2011)