# Mekeri Village, Madikeri, Kodagu (Karnataka) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/kodagu/madikeri/mekeri/ Village · Madikeri, Kodagu # Mekeri Mekeri is a village in Madikeri sub-district of Kodagu district, Karnataka, PIN code **571201**. The 2011 Census counted **2,104 people in 539 households**, the 17th largest of 67 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 84.7%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 86.8%. - 2,104people (2011) - 539households - 84.7%literacy - 571201PIN code ## Mekeri PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Mekeri is 571201.** Mekeri falls in Madikeri sub-district, Kodagu district, Karnataka. - PIN code571201 - Gram panchayatMakkandur - Community development blockMadikeri - Census village code617815 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Mekeri from nearby towns? - Madikeri (sub-district HQ)5 km by road - Madikeri (district HQ)5 km by road - Madikeri (nearest town)5 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 Mekeri? 17 services counted by the Census are inside Mekeri; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Madikeri - ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Madikeri - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Madikeri - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km - ○Public libraryunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river - Electricity (2011)12 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 Mekeri known for? The main crops are **coffee and paddy**. About 73% of the 848 hectares of village land is sown. Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Homes and amenities in Mekeri Of every 100 households in Mekeri in 2011, 81 had electricity, 85 a toilet at home and 15 cooked with LPG; 62 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 9 a car. ■ Mekeri · ■ Madikeri rural average Electricity for lighting ****81%** **75% Toilet within the home ****85%** **83% No toilet (open defecation) ****15%** **16% Tap water ****10%** **29% Drinking water within premises ****32%** **46% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****15%** **13% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****84%** **86% Use banking services ****86%** **74% Television ****69%** **53% Mobile phone ****62%** **58% Computer with internet ****1%** **1% Two-wheeler ****10%** **12% Car / jeep / van ****9%** **11% None of these assets ****5%** **8% Own their home ****81%** **78% 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 Mekeri? ■ Mekeri · ■ Madikeri rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****84.7%** **86.8% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1049** **1002 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****883** **950 Working population ****49.9%** **51.8% ### Women and men Literacy is 90.2% for men and 79.6% for women. 62% of men and 38% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 24 (2%) · **■** Farm labourers 3 (0%) · **■** Household industry 8 (1%) · **■** Other work 999 (95%) · **■** Marginal 15 (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 Madikeri - M. Badaga2,453 people - Kolagadalu2,335 people - Maragodu2,134 people - Kadagadalu2,129 people - Arapattu2,039 people - Hakathoor1,935 people - Ibnivalvadi1,925 people - Bhagamandala1,917 people [All 67 villages in Madikeri](https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/kodagu/madikeri/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Mekeri?571201 - How far is Mekeri from Madikeri?5 km by road - What is the population of Mekeri?2,104 (Census 2011) - Which district is Mekeri in?Kodagu district (Madikeri sub-district), Karnataka - What is the literacy rate of Mekeri?84.7% (Census 2011)