# Mekanagadde Village, Mudigere, Chikmagalur (Karnataka)

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Village · Mudigere, Chikmagalur 

# Mekanagadde

Mekanagadde is a village in Mudigere sub-district of Chikmagalur district, Karnataka, PIN code **577132**. The 2011 Census counted **142 people in 43 households**, the 110th largest of 139 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 75.0%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 75.9%.

- 142people (2011)
- 43households
- 75.0%literacy
- 577132PIN code

## Mekanagadde PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Mekanagadde is 577132.** Mekanagadde falls in Mudigere sub-district, Chikmagalur district, Karnataka.

- PIN code577132
- Gram panchayatUrubage
- Community development blockMudigere
- Census village code610019

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

## How far is Mekanagadde from nearby towns?

- Mudigere (sub-district HQ)32 km by road
- Chikmagalur (district HQ)62 km by road
- Mudigere (nearest town)32 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 Mekanagadde?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Mekanagadde; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Chinniga
- ○Degree college10+ km · Mudigere
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Mudigere
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)11 h summer · 9 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 Mekanagadde known for?

The main crops are **coffee and paddy**. About 55% of the 221 hectares of village land is sown, and 19 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 Mekanagadde

Of every 100 households in Mekanagadde in 2011, 70 had electricity, 56 a toilet at home and 14 cooked with LPG; 37 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 7 a car.

■ Mekanagadde · ■ Mudigere rural average

Electricity for lighting ****70%**

**83%

Toilet within the home ****56%**

**68%

No toilet (open defecation) ****44%**

**31%

Tap water ****72%**

**60%

Drinking water within premises ****63%**

**38%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****14%**

**14%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****86%**

**84%

Use banking services ****74%**

**72%

Television ****58%**

**56%

Mobile phone ****37%**

**65%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****9%**

**14%

Car / jeep / van ****7%**

**8%

None of these assets ****23%**

**12%

Own their home ****98%**

**78%

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 Mekanagadde?

■ Mekanagadde · ■ Mudigere rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****75.0%**

**75.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1029**

**1033

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****667**

**986

Working population ****66.2%**

**52.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 82.8% for men and 67.6% for women. 70% of men and 62% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Farm labourers 7 (7%) · **■** Other work 65 (69%) · **■** Marginal 22 (23%)

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 Mudigere

- Kollibylu206 people
- Hanumanahalli200 people
- Chakkodige147 people
- G.Hanumanahalli146 people
- Karabylu136 people
- Kanachuru Estate134 people
- Sangamapura134 people
- Hyragudde132 people

[All 140 villages in Mudigere](https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/chikmagalur/mudigere/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Mekanagadde?577132
- How far is Mekanagadde from Chikmagalur?62 km by road
- What is the population of Mekanagadde?142 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Mekanagadde in?Chikmagalur district (Mudigere sub-district), Karnataka
- What is the literacy rate of Mekanagadde?75.0% (Census 2011)