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

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Village · Alur, Hassan 

# Merve

Merve is a village in Alur sub-district of Hassan district, Karnataka, PIN code **573128**. The 2011 Census counted **237 people in 56 households**, the 121st largest of 251 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 67.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 73.0%.

- 237people (2011)
- 56households
- 67.9%literacy
- 573128PIN code

## Merve PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Merve is 573128.** Merve falls in Alur sub-district, Hassan district, Karnataka.

- PIN code573128
- Gram panchayatKundur
- Community development blockAlur
- Census village code616466

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

## How far is Merve from nearby towns?

- Alur (sub-district HQ)13 km by road
- Hassan (district HQ)29 km by road
- Alur (nearest town)13 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 Merve?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Merve; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

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

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Alur
- ○Degree college10+ km · Alur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Alur
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds
- 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 Merve known for?

The main crops are **paddy and sugar cane**. About 69% of the 182 hectares of village land is sown, and 86 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 Merve

Of every 100 households in Merve in 2011, 91 had electricity, 47 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 24 had a mobile phone, 14 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Merve · ■ Alur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****91%**

**94%

Toilet within the home ****47%**

**41%

No toilet (open defecation) ****53%**

**56%

Tap water ****84%**

**51%

Drinking water within premises ****7%**

**41%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**7%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**89%

Use banking services ****100%**

**85%

Television ****58%**

**61%

Mobile phone ****24%**

**63%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****14%**

**17%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**4%

None of these assets ****28%**

**14%

Own their home ****95%**

**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 Merve?

■ Merve · ■ Alur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****67.9%**

**73.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****992**

**1021

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1154**

**1026

Working population ****62.0%**

**58.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 73.6% for men and 62.1% for women. 64% of men and 60% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 46 (31%) · **■** Farm labourers 60 (41%) · **■** Household industry 4 (3%) · **■** Other work 31 (21%) · **■** Marginal 6 (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 Alur

- Basavanahalli241 people
- Kallakere238 people
- Kanive Basavanahalli238 people
- Kithagalale238 people
- Kodagathavalli236 people
- Hosahalli234 people
- Hosapura232 people
- Thimmanahalli229 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Merve?573128
- How far is Merve from Hassan?29 km by road
- What is the population of Merve?237 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Merve in?Hassan district (Alur sub-district), Karnataka
- What is the literacy rate of Merve?67.9% (Census 2011)