# Mensur Village, Narasimharajapura, Chikmagalur (Karnataka)

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Village · Narasimharajapura, Chikmagalur 

# Mensur

Mensur is a village in Narasimharajapura sub-district of Chikmagalur district, Karnataka, PIN code **577134**. The 2011 Census counted **897 people in 179 households**, the 22nd largest of 57 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 91.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 82.3%.

- 897people (2011)
- 179households
- 91.2%literacy
- 577134PIN code

## Mensur PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Mensur is 577134.** Mensur falls in Narasimharajapura sub-district, Chikmagalur district, Karnataka.

- PIN code577134
- Gram panchayatMensur
- Community development blockNarasimharajapura
- Census village code609061

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

## How far is Mensur from nearby towns?

- Narasimharajapura (sub-district HQ)2 km by road
- Chikmagalur (district HQ)90 km by road
- Narasimharajapura (nearest town)2 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 Mensur?

15 services counted by the Census are inside Mensur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Degree collegeIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○ITI / vocational schoolunder 5 km · Narasimharajapura
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)10 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 Mensur known for?

The main crops are **paddy and rubber**. About 49% of the 383 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 Mensur

Of every 100 households in Mensur in 2011, 91 had electricity, 90 a toilet at home and 30 cooked with LPG; 82 had a mobile phone, 27 a two-wheeler and 8 a car.

■ Mensur · ■ Narasimharajapura rural average

Electricity for lighting ****91%**

**84%

Toilet within the home ****90%**

**77%

No toilet (open defecation) ****10%**

**22%

Tap water ****91%**

**60%

Drinking water within premises ****76%**

**43%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****30%**

**17%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****68%**

**81%

Use banking services ****80%**

**79%

Television ****69%**

**55%

Mobile phone ****82%**

**63%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****27%**

**20%

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

**6%

None of these assets ****4%**

**13%

Own their home ****84%**

**85%

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 Mensur?

■ Mensur · ■ Narasimharajapura rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****91.2%**

**82.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1294**

**1042

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1171**

**948

Working population ****32.2%**

**49.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 91.9% for men and 90.8% for women. 54% of men and 15% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 51 (18%) · **■** Farm labourers 12 (4%) · **■** Household industry 6 (2%) · **■** Other work 149 (52%) · **■** Marginal 71 (25%)

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 Narasimharajapura

- Seethur984 people
- Badagabylu969 people
- Bale947 people
- Lingapura901 people
- Shimse894 people
- Sankse855 people
- K.Kanabur828 people
- Byrapura772 people

[All 58 villages in Narasimharajapura](https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/chikmagalur/narasimharajapura/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Mensur?577134
- How far is Mensur from Chikmagalur?90 km by road
- What is the population of Mensur?897 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Mensur in?Chikmagalur district (Narasimharajapura sub-district), Karnataka
- What is the literacy rate of Mensur?91.2% (Census 2011)
