# Meega Village, Sringeri, Chikmagalur (Karnataka) – PIN Code

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Village · Sringeri, Chikmagalur 

# Meega

Meega is a village in Sringeri sub-district of Chikmagalur district, Karnataka, PIN code **577126**. The 2011 Census counted **662 people in 177 households**, the 24th largest of 48 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 83.4%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 85.3%.

- 662people (2011)
- 177households
- 83.4%literacy
- 577126PIN code

## Meega PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Meega is 577126.** Meega falls in Sringeri sub-district, Chikmagalur district, Karnataka.

- PIN code577126
- Gram panchayatBegar
- Community development blockSringeri
- Census village code608919

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

## How far is Meega from nearby towns?

- Sringeri (sub-district HQ)14 km by road
- Chikmagalur (district HQ)104 km by road
- Sringeri (nearest town)14 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 Meega?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Meega; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Begar
- ○Degree college10+ km · Sringeri
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Sringeri
- ○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 wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)6 h summer · 20 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 Meega known for?

The main crops are **paddy and coconut**. About 23% of the 1,149 hectares of village land is sown, and 43 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 Meega

Of every 100 households in Meega in 2011, 59 had electricity, 64 a toilet at home and 5 cooked with LPG; 43 had a mobile phone, 22 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Meega · ■ Sringeri rural average

Electricity for lighting ****59%**

**81%

Toilet within the home ****64%**

**82%

No toilet (open defecation) ****36%**

**18%

Tap water ****17%**

**31%

Drinking water within premises ****28%**

**45%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****5%**

**15%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****95%**

**82%

Use banking services ****90%**

**92%

Television ****36%**

**58%

Mobile phone ****43%**

**61%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****22%**

**26%

Car / jeep / van ****4%**

**6%

None of these assets ****12%**

**9%

Own their home ****96%**

**89%

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 Meega?

■ Meega · ■ Sringeri rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****83.4%**

**85.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1043**

**1033

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1103**

**986

Working population ****46.2%**

**41.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 88.8% for men and 78.1% for women. 65% of men and 28% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 124 (41%) · **■** Farm labourers 114 (37%) · **■** Household industry 2 (1%) · **■** Other work 44 (14%) · **■** Marginal 22 (7%)

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 Sringeri

- Melukoppa726 people
- Addagadde725 people
- Asanabalu723 people
- Bettagere666 people
- Darekoppa659 people
- Honnavalli633 people
- Kikkare614 people
- Kochavalli609 people

[All 49 villages in Sringeri](https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/chikmagalur/sringeri/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Meega?577126
- How far is Meega from Chikmagalur?104 km by road
- What is the population of Meega?662 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Meega in?Chikmagalur district (Sringeri sub-district), Karnataka
- What is the literacy rate of Meega?83.4% (Census 2011)