# Melina Besige Village, Hosanagara, Shimoga (Karnataka) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/shimoga/hosanagara/melina-besige/ Village · Hosanagara, Shimoga # Melina Besige Melina Besige is a village in Hosanagara sub-district of Shimoga district, Karnataka, PIN code **577418**. The 2011 Census counted **264 people in 69 households**, the 136th largest of 202 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 89.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 79.3%. - 264people (2011) - 69households - 89.5%literacy - 577418PIN code ## Melina Besige PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Melina Besige is 577418.** Melina Besige falls in Hosanagara sub-district, Shimoga district, Karnataka. - PIN code577418 - Gram panchayatMelinabesige - Community development blockHosanagara - Census village code607967 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Melina Besige from nearby towns? - Hosanagara (sub-district HQ)4 km by road - Shimoga (district HQ)68 km by road - Hosanagara (nearest town)4 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 Melina Besige? 12 services counted by the Census are inside Melina Besige; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Public libraryIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Hosanagara - ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Hosanagara - ○ITI / vocational schoolunder 5 km · Hosanagara - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)14 h summer · 11 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 Melina Besige known for? The main crops are **paddy and ginger**. About 28% of the 41 hectares of village land is sown, and 8 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 Melina Besige Of every 100 households in Melina Besige in 2011, 88 had electricity, 95 a toilet at home and 22 cooked with LPG; 82 had a mobile phone, 25 a two-wheeler and 8 a car. ■ Melina Besige · ■ Hosanagara rural average Electricity for lighting ****88%** **83% Toilet within the home ****95%** **59% No toilet (open defecation) ****5%** **39% Tap water ****0%** **12% Drinking water within premises ****29%** **38% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****22%** **11% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****77%** **86% Use banking services ****75%** **83% Television ****63%** **50% Mobile phone ****82%** **67% Computer with internet ****2%** **1% Two-wheeler ****25%** **24% Car / jeep / van ****8%** **5% None of these assets ****6%** **10% Own their home ****86%** **92% 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 Melina Besige? ■ Melina Besige · ■ Hosanagara rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****89.5%** **79.3% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1062** **1019 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****842** **971 Working population ****34.1%** **48.1% ### Women and men Literacy is 95.4% for men and 84.2% for women. 55% of men and 14% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ****** **■** Cultivators 5 (6%) · **■** Other work 9 (10%) · **■** Marginal 76 (84%) 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 Hosanagara - Malali290 people - L.Guddekoppa279 people - Manasette274 people - Hiriyogi266 people - Kesare263 people - Basavanabyana262 people - Kolavadi261 people - Anegadde260 people [All 204 villages in Hosanagara](https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/shimoga/hosanagara/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Melina Besige?577418 - How far is Melina Besige from Shimoga?68 km by road - What is the population of Melina Besige?264 (Census 2011) - Which district is Melina Besige in?Shimoga district (Hosanagara sub-district), Karnataka - What is the literacy rate of Melina Besige?89.5% (Census 2011)