# Melchembu Village, Madikeri, Kodagu (Karnataka) – PIN Code

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Village · Madikeri, Kodagu 

# Melchembu

Melchembu is a village in Madikeri sub-district of Kodagu district, Karnataka, PIN code **574234**. The 2011 Census counted **3,887 people in 944 households**, the 2nd largest of 67 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 90.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 86.8%.

- 3,887people (2011)
- 944households
- 90.1%literacy
- 574234PIN code

## Melchembu PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Melchembu is 574234.** Melchembu falls in Madikeri sub-district, Kodagu district, Karnataka.

- PIN code574234
- Gram panchayatMelchembu
- Community development blockMadikeri
- Census village code617809

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

## How far is Melchembu from nearby towns?

- Madikeri (sub-district HQ)35 km by road
- Madikeri (district HQ)35 km by road
- Sulya (nearest town)22 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 Melchembu?

21 services counted by the Census are inside Melchembu; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 7 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 4 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 2
- ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1
- ●Family welfare centreIn village · 2
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Public libraryIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Degree college10+ km · Sullia
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Bhagamandla
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)20 h summer · 18 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 Melchembu known for?

The main crops are **arecanut and paddy**. Products made here include rubber sheets and arecanut plates. About 25% of the 4,939 hectares of village land is sown, and 650 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 Melchembu

Of every 100 households in Melchembu in 2011, 36 had electricity, 82 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 80 had a mobile phone, 16 a two-wheeler and 11 a car.

■ Melchembu · ■ Madikeri rural average

Electricity for lighting ****36%**

**75%

Toilet within the home ****82%**

**83%

No toilet (open defecation) ****18%**

**16%

Tap water ****16%**

**29%

Drinking water within premises ****40%**

**46%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**13%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%**

**86%

Use banking services ****89%**

**74%

Television ****32%**

**53%

Mobile phone ****80%**

**58%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****16%**

**12%

Car / jeep / van ****11%**

**11%

None of these assets ****4%**

**8%

Own their home ****95%**

**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 Melchembu?

■ Melchembu · ■ Madikeri rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****90.1%**

**86.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1045**

**1002

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****983**

**950

Working population ****61.0%**

**51.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 93.7% for men and 86.6% for women. 68% of men and 55% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 28 (1%) · **■** Farm labourers 1 (0%) · **■** Household industry 18 (1%) · **■** Other work 2,084 (88%) · **■** Marginal 242 (10%)

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

- Karike4,301 people
- Kundalpadi Peraje3,823 people
- Yemmemadu3,530 people
- Napoklu3,429 people
- Kanthur3,331 people

[All 67 villages in Madikeri](https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/kodagu/madikeri/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Melchembu?574234
- How far is Melchembu from Madikeri?35 km by road
- What is the population of Melchembu?3,887 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Melchembu in?Kodagu district (Madikeri sub-district), Karnataka
- What is the literacy rate of Melchembu?90.1% (Census 2011)