# Meremajalu Village, Bantval, Dakshina Kannada (Karnataka) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/dakshina-kannada/bantval/meremajalu/ Village · Bantval, Dakshina Kannada # Meremajalu Meremajalu is a village in Bantval sub-district of Dakshina Kannada district, Karnataka, PIN code **574143**. The 2011 Census counted **3,106 people in 648 households**, the 41st largest of 72 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 85.8%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 85.8%. - 3,106people (2011) - 648households - 85.8%literacy - 574143PIN code ## Meremajalu PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Meremajalu is 574143.** Meremajalu falls in Bantval sub-district, Dakshina Kannada district, Karnataka. - PIN code574143 - Gram panchayatMeramajalu - Community development blockBantval - Census village code617557 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Meremajalu from nearby towns? - Bantval (sub-district HQ)12 km by road - Mangalore (district HQ)19 km by road - Bantval (nearest town)12 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 Meremajalu? 19 services counted by the Census are inside Meremajalu; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●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 - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Thumbe - ○Degree college5–10 km · Thumbe - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Thumbe - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km - ○Railway stationunder 5 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river - Electricity (2011)20 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 Meremajalu known for? The main crops are **arecanut and cashew nut**. About 39% of the 546 hectares of village land is sown, and 120 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 Meremajalu Of every 100 households in Meremajalu in 2011, 95 had electricity, 91 a toilet at home and 24 cooked with LPG; 83 had a mobile phone, 14 a two-wheeler and 7 a car. ■ Meremajalu · ■ Bantval rural average Electricity for lighting ****95%** **92% Toilet within the home ****91%** **91% No toilet (open defecation) ****9%** **9% Tap water ****30%** **33% Drinking water within premises ****60%** **75% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****24%** **16% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****74%** **83% Use banking services ****82%** **79% Television ****73%** **58% Mobile phone ****83%** **74% Computer with internet ****2%** **2% Two-wheeler ****14%** **14% Car / jeep / van ****7%** **6% None of these assets ****8%** **7% Own their home ****97%** **95% 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 Meremajalu? ■ Meremajalu · ■ Bantval rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****85.8%** **85.8% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1090** **1011 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1088** **942 Working population ****62.1%** **53.4% ### Women and men Literacy is 91.9% for men and 80.2% for women. 68% of men and 57% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 133 (7%) · **■** Farm labourers 62 (3%) · **■** Household industry 588 (30%) · **■** Other work 1,073 (56%) · **■** Marginal 73 (4%) 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 Bantval - Pilathabettu3,259 people - Manila3,120 people - Kukkipady3,116 people - Amtoor3,115 people - Panjikal3,092 people - Peruvai3,062 people - Peraje2,942 people - Badagakajekar2,919 people [All 72 villages in Bantval](https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/dakshina-kannada/bantval/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Meremajalu?574143 - How far is Meremajalu from Mangalore?19 km by road - What is the population of Meremajalu?3,106 (Census 2011) - Which district is Meremajalu in?Dakshina Kannada district (Bantval sub-district), Karnataka - What is the literacy rate of Meremajalu?85.8% (Census 2011)