# Megatavalli Village, Alur, Hassan (Karnataka) – PIN Code

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Village · Alur, Hassan 

# Megatavalli

Megatavalli is a village in Alur sub-district of Hassan district, Karnataka, PIN code **573214**. The 2011 Census counted **89 people in 24 households**, the 206th largest of 251 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 67.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 73.0%.

- 89people (2011)
- 24households
- 67.4%literacy
- 573214PIN code

## Megatavalli PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Megatavalli is 573214.** Megatavalli falls in Alur sub-district, Hassan district, Karnataka.

- PIN code573214
- Gram panchayatMadabalu
- Community development blockAlur
- Census village code616310

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

## How far is Megatavalli from nearby towns?

- Alur (sub-district HQ)22 km by road
- Hassan (district HQ)35 km by road
- Sakleshpur (nearest town)16 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 Megatavalli?

4 services counted by the Census are inside Megatavalli; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●National highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Sankalapura
- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Belur
- ○Degree college10+ km · Sakaleshpura
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Hassan
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)9 h summer · 10 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 Megatavalli known for?

The main crops are **paddy and cotton**. About 87% of the 165 hectares of village land is sown, and 50 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 Megatavalli

Of every 100 households in Megatavalli in 2011, 88 had electricity, 38 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 50 had a mobile phone, 17 a two-wheeler and 21 a car.

■ Megatavalli · ■ Alur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****88%**

**94%

Toilet within the home ****38%**

**41%

No toilet (open defecation) ****62%**

**56%

Tap water ****0%**

**51%

Drinking water within premises ****100%**

**41%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%**

**7%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****71%**

**89%

Use banking services ****92%**

**85%

Television ****62%**

**61%

Mobile phone ****50%**

**63%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****17%**

**17%

Car / jeep / van ****21%**

**4%

None of these assets ****0%**

**14%

Own their home ****88%**

**93%

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 Megatavalli?

■ Megatavalli · ■ Alur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****67.4%**

**73.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1070**

**1021

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****500**

**1026

Working population ****57.3%**

**58.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 68.3% for men and 66.7% for women. 67% of men and 48% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 21 (41%) · **■** Farm labourers 29 (57%) · **■** Other work 1 (2%)

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 Alur

- Kalasetty Beedu93 people
- Madanahalli92 people
- Samasoge91 people
- Kuppe89 people
- Bommachavalli88 people
- Madagere86 people
- Manikyathanahalli85 people
- Soppinahalli85 people

[All 259 villages in Alur](https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/hassan/alur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Megatavalli?573214
- How far is Megatavalli from Hassan?35 km by road
- What is the population of Megatavalli?89 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Megatavalli in?Hassan district (Alur sub-district), Karnataka
- What is the literacy rate of Megatavalli?67.4% (Census 2011)