# Malahalu Village, Channagiri, Davanagere (Karnataka) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/davanagere/channagiri/malahalu/ Village · Channagiri, Davanagere # Malahalu Malahalu is a village in Channagiri sub-district of Davanagere district, Karnataka, PIN code **577215**. The 2011 Census counted **2,749 people in 571 households**, the 22nd largest of 202 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 79.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 71.2%. - 2,749people (2011) - 571households - 79.5%literacy - 577215PIN code ## Malahalu PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Malahalu is 577215.** Malahalu falls in Channagiri sub-district, Davanagere district, Karnataka. - PIN code577215 - Gram panchayatMalahalu - Community development blockChannagiri - Census village code607099 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Malahalu from nearby towns? - Channagiri (sub-district HQ)15 km by road - Davanagere (district HQ)75 km by road - Channagiri (nearest town)15 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 Malahalu? 12 services counted by the Census are inside Malahalu; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Channagiri - ○Degree college10+ km · Channagiri - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Channagiri - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)6 h summer · 8 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 Malahalu known for? The main crops are **arecanut and maize**. About 33% of the 1,935 hectares of village land is sown, and 181 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 Malahalu Of every 100 households in Malahalu in 2011, 93 had electricity, 25 a toilet at home and 10 cooked with LPG; 51 had a mobile phone, 13 a two-wheeler and 7 a car. ■ Malahalu · ■ Channagiri rural average Electricity for lighting ****93%** **90% Toilet within the home ****25%** **41% No toilet (open defecation) ****74%** **58% Tap water ****77%** **70% Drinking water within premises ****25%** **24% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****10%** **15% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****90%** **82% Use banking services ****50%** **45% Television ****63%** **60% Mobile phone ****51%** **59% Computer with internet ****4%** **1% Two-wheeler ****13%** **19% Car / jeep / van ****7%** **4% None of these assets ****16%** **17% Own their home ****97%** **91% 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 Malahalu? ■ Malahalu · ■ Channagiri rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****79.5%** **71.2% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****999** **979 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****944** **947 Working population ****59.0%** **46.7% ### Women and men Literacy is 85.9% for men and 73.2% for women. 67% of men and 51% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 767 (47%) · **■** Farm labourers 398 (25%) · **■** Household industry 15 (1%) · **■** Other work 237 (15%) · **■** Marginal 205 (13%) 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 Channagiri - Belalagere3,408 people - Somlapura2,998 people - Thavarekere2,855 people - Sringarabagu2,786 people - Doddaghatta2,727 people - Vaddanalu2,632 people - Tanigere2,604 people - Doddabbigere2,513 people [All 249 villages in Channagiri](https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/davanagere/channagiri/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Malahalu?577215 - How far is Malahalu from Davanagere?75 km by road - What is the population of Malahalu?2,749 (Census 2011) - Which district is Malahalu in?Davanagere district (Channagiri sub-district), Karnataka - What is the literacy rate of Malahalu?79.5% (Census 2011)