# Melapura Village, Shrirangapattana, Mandya (Karnataka)

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Village · Shrirangapattana, Mandya 

# Melapura

Melapura is a village in Shrirangapattana sub-district of Mandya district, Karnataka, PIN code **571477**. The 2011 Census counted **1,827 people in 456 households**, the 22nd largest of 90 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 62.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 70.9%.

- 1,827people (2011)
- 456households
- 62.6%literacy
- 571477PIN code

## Melapura PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Melapura is 571477.** Melapura falls in Shrirangapattana sub-district, Mandya district, Karnataka.

- PIN code571477
- Gram panchayatMelapura
- Community development blockShrirangapattana
- Census village code614297

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

## How far is Melapura from nearby towns?

- Srirangapatna (sub-district HQ)12 km by road
- Srirangapatna (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 Melapura?

16 services counted by the Census are inside Melapura; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●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
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Cooperative bankIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Public libraryIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Mysore
- ○Degree college10+ km · Mysore
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Mysore
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)6 h summer · 7 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 Melapura known for?

The main crops are **ragi and sugar cane**. About 46% of the 458 hectares of village land is sown, and 210 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 Melapura

Of every 100 households in Melapura in 2011, 86 had electricity, 62 a toilet at home and 9 cooked with LPG; 58 had a mobile phone, 16 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Melapura · ■ Shrirangapattana rural average

Electricity for lighting ****86%**

**93%

Toilet within the home ****62%**

**46%

No toilet (open defecation) ****38%**

**51%

Tap water ****60%**

**86%

Drinking water within premises ****29%**

**47%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****9%**

**29%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****82%**

**67%

Use banking services ****85%**

**54%

Television ****72%**

**62%

Mobile phone ****58%**

**58%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****16%**

**24%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**2%

None of these assets ****11%**

**14%

Own their home ****97%**

**89%

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 Melapura?

■ Melapura · ■ Shrirangapattana rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****62.6%**

**70.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****971**

**997

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****873**

**936

Working population ****57.0%**

**49.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 66.7% for men and 58.4% for women. 68% of men and 45% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 394 (38%) · **■** Farm labourers 373 (36%) · **■** Household industry 38 (4%) · **■** Other work 83 (8%) · **■** Marginal 153 (15%)

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 Shrirangapattana

- Bidarahalli2,449 people
- Hebbadi2,448 people
- Gandehosahalli2,024 people
- Kadathanalu1,841 people
- Belavadi1,760 people
- Ballekere1,746 people
- Channahalli1,647 people
- Peehalli1,622 people

[All 95 villages in Shrirangapattana](https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/mandya/shrirangapattana/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Melapura?571477
- What is the population of Melapura?1,827 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Melapura in?Mandya district (Shrirangapattana sub-district), Karnataka
- What is the literacy rate of Melapura?62.6% (Census 2011)
