# Melukoppa Village, Sringeri, Chikmagalur (Karnataka)

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/chikmagalur/sringeri/melukoppa/

Village · Sringeri, Chikmagalur 

# Melukoppa

Melukoppa is a village in Sringeri sub-district of Chikmagalur district, Karnataka, PIN code **577139**. The 2011 Census counted **726 people in 180 households**, the 20th largest of 48 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 87.6%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 85.3%.

- 726people (2011)
- 180households
- 87.6%literacy
- 577139PIN code

## Melukoppa PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Melukoppa is 577139.** Melukoppa falls in Sringeri sub-district, Chikmagalur district, Karnataka.

- PIN code577139
- Gram panchayatDarekoppa
- Community development blockSringeri
- Census village code608943

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

## How far is Melukoppa from nearby towns?

- Sringeri (sub-district HQ)9 km by road
- Chikmagalur (district HQ)97 km by road
- Sringeri (nearest town)9 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 Melukoppa?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private 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 · Nemmaru
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Sringeri
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Sringeri
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)10 h summer · 14 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 Melukoppa known for?

The main crops are **arecanut and coconut**. About 29% of the 637 hectares of village land is sown, and 57 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 Melukoppa

Of every 100 households in Melukoppa in 2011, 86 had electricity, 90 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 56 had a mobile phone, 30 a two-wheeler and 8 a car.

■ Melukoppa · ■ Sringeri rural average

Electricity for lighting ****86%**

**81%

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

**82%

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

**18%

Tap water ****12%**

**31%

Drinking water within premises ****30%**

**45%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%**

**15%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****93%**

**82%

Use banking services ****81%**

**92%

Television ****60%**

**58%

Mobile phone ****56%**

**61%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****30%**

**26%

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

**6%

None of these assets ****8%**

**9%

Own their home ****97%**

**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 Melukoppa?

■ Melukoppa · ■ Sringeri rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****87.6%**

**85.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****989**

**1033

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1375**

**986

Working population ****53.7%**

**41.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 92.8% for men and 82.3% for women. 67% of men and 40% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 218 (56%) · **■** Farm labourers 133 (34%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 35 (9%) · **■** Marginal 3 (1%)

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

- Vykuntapura758 people
- Yadadalu750 people
- Kavadi748 people
- Malanadu742 people
- Addagadde725 people
- Asanabalu723 people
- Bettagere666 people
- Meega662 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Melukoppa?577139
- How far is Melukoppa from Chikmagalur?97 km by road
- What is the population of Melukoppa?726 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Melukoppa in?Chikmagalur district (Sringeri sub-district), Karnataka
- What is the literacy rate of Melukoppa?87.6% (Census 2011)