# Megur Village, Koppa, Chikmagalur (Karnataka) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Koppa, Chikmagalur 

# Megur

Megur is a village in Koppa sub-district of Chikmagalur district, Karnataka, PIN code **577118**. The 2011 Census counted **531 people in 120 households**, the 56th largest of 80 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 80.8%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 82.6%.

- 531people (2011)
- 120households
- 80.8%literacy
- 577118PIN code

## Megur PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Megur is 577118.** Megur falls in Koppa sub-district, Chikmagalur district, Karnataka.

- PIN code577118
- Gram panchayatGuddethota
- Community development blockKoppa
- Census village code609034

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

## How far is Megur from nearby towns?

- Koppa (sub-district HQ)38 km by road
- Chikmagalur (district HQ)90 km by road
- Koppa (nearest town)38 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 Megur?

14 services counted by the Census are inside Megur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1
- ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●Public libraryIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Shanthigrama
- ○Degree college10+ km · Koppa
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Koppa
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)12 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 Megur known for?

The main crops are **coffee and paddy**. About 9% of the 1,797 hectares of village land is sown.

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

## Homes and amenities in Megur

Of every 100 households in Megur in 2011, 29 had electricity, 39 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 32 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 8 a car.

■ Megur · ■ Koppa rural average

Electricity for lighting ****29%**

**85%

Toilet within the home ****39%**

**86%

No toilet (open defecation) ****61%**

**14%

Tap water ****0%**

**40%

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

**36%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**21%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**76%

Use banking services ****58%**

**82%

Television ****19%**

**59%

Mobile phone ****32%**

**63%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**20%

Car / jeep / van ****8%**

**6%

None of these assets ****20%**

**11%

Own their home ****98%**

**82%

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 Megur?

■ Megur · ■ Koppa rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****80.8%**

**82.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****924**

**1033

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****636**

**1011

Working population ****50.3%**

**48.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 85.8% for men and 75.5% for women. 62% of men and 37% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 98 (37%) · **■** Farm labourers 123 (46%) · **■** Other work 31 (12%) · **■** Marginal 15 (6%)

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 Koppa

- Tanudi604 people
- Haralane573 people
- Melbilre572 people
- Thammadavalli532 people
- Bolapura514 people
- Huligaradi486 people
- Thuluvinakoppa477 people
- Sthirur440 people

[All 80 villages in Koppa](https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/chikmagalur/koppa/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Megur?577118
- How far is Megur from Chikmagalur?90 km by road
- What is the population of Megur?531 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Megur in?Chikmagalur district (Koppa sub-district), Karnataka
- What is the literacy rate of Megur?80.8% (Census 2011)