# Mekur Hosakeri Village, Virajpet, Kodagu (Karnataka) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/kodagu/virajpet/mekur-hosakeri/ Village · Virajpet, Kodagu # Mekur Hosakeri Mekur Hosakeri is a village in Virajpet sub-district of Kodagu district, Karnataka, PIN code **571215**. The 2011 Census counted **3,324 people in 833 households**, the 14th largest of 94 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 73.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 78.0%. - 3,324people (2011) - 833households - 73.3%literacy - 571215PIN code ## Mekur Hosakeri PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Mekur Hosakeri is 571215.** Mekur Hosakeri falls in Virajpet sub-district, Kodagu district, Karnataka. - PIN code571215 - Gram panchayatPollibetta - Community development blockVirajpet - Census village code618036 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Mekur Hosakeri from nearby towns? - Virajpet (sub-district HQ)12 km by road - Madikeri (district HQ)32 km by road - Virajpet (nearest town)12 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 Mekur Hosakeri? 24 services counted by the Census are inside Mekur Hosakeri; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt · 2 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt · 1 private - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 2 govt · 1 private - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Community health centreIn village · 1 · 2 doctors - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Commercial bankIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree college10+ km · Virajpet - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Virajpet - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 14 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 Mekur Hosakeri known for? The main crops are **coffee and pepper**. About 96% of the 1,357 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 Mekur Hosakeri Of every 100 households in Mekur Hosakeri in 2011, 96 had electricity, 96 a toilet at home and 43 cooked with LPG; 50 had a mobile phone, 13 a two-wheeler and 22 a car. ■ Mekur Hosakeri · ■ Virajpet rural average Electricity for lighting ****96%** **79% Toilet within the home ****96%** **79% No toilet (open defecation) ****4%** **20% Tap water ****57%** **26% Drinking water within premises ****79%** **56% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****43%** **25% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****56%** **74% Use banking services ****67%** **61% Television ****56%** **54% Mobile phone ****50%** **53% Computer with internet ****9%** **2% Two-wheeler ****13%** **14% Car / jeep / van ****22%** **15% None of these assets ****10%** **15% Own their home ****44%** **60% 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 Mekur Hosakeri? ■ Mekur Hosakeri · ■ Virajpet rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****73.3%** **78.0% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1027** **1025 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1012** **996 Working population ****52.8%** **52.5% ### Women and men Literacy is 78.9% for men and 67.9% for women. 67% of men and 39% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 31 (2%) · **■** Farm labourers 193 (11%) · **■** Household industry 7 (0%) · **■** Other work 1,475 (84%) · **■** Marginal 50 (3%) 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 Virajpet - Mayamudi3,819 people - Halugunda3,446 people - Matoor3,343 people - Karmadu3,335 people - Badaga3,295 people - Nokya3,128 people - Balele3,071 people - T. Shettigeri2,977 people [All 94 villages in Virajpet](https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/kodagu/virajpet/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Mekur Hosakeri?571215 - How far is Mekur Hosakeri from Madikeri?32 km by road - What is the population of Mekur Hosakeri?3,324 (Census 2011) - Which district is Mekur Hosakeri in?Kodagu district (Virajpet sub-district), Karnataka - What is the literacy rate of Mekur Hosakeri?73.3% (Census 2011)