# Melina Sampalli Village, Hosanagara, Shimoga (Karnataka) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/shimoga/hosanagara/melina-sampalli/ Village · Hosanagara, Shimoga # Melina Sampalli Melina Sampalli is a village in Hosanagara sub-district of Shimoga district, Karnataka, PIN code **577412**. The 2011 Census counted **485 people in 116 households**, the 95th largest of 202 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 69.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 79.3%. - 485people (2011) - 116households - 69.7%literacy - 577412PIN code ## Melina Sampalli PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Melina Sampalli is 577412.** Melina Sampalli falls in Hosanagara sub-district, Shimoga district, Karnataka. - PIN code577412 - Gram panchayatMaruthipura - Community development blockHosanagara - Census village code607891 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Melina Sampalli from nearby towns? - Hosanagara (sub-district HQ)20 km by road - Shimoga (district HQ)65 km by road - Hosanagara (nearest town)20 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 Sampalli? 7 services counted by the Census are inside Melina Sampalli; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Hosanagara - ○Degree college10+ km · Hosanagara - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Hosanagara - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public libraryunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps - Electricity (2011)18 h summer · 12 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 Sampalli known for? The main crops are **paddy and arecanut**. About 12% of the 761 hectares of village land is sown, and 44 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 Sampalli Of every 100 households in Melina Sampalli in 2011, 57 had electricity, 30 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 54 had a mobile phone, 16 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Melina Sampalli · ■ Hosanagara rural average Electricity for lighting ****57%** **83% Toilet within the home ****30%** **59% No toilet (open defecation) ****70%** **39% Tap water ****0%** **12% Drinking water within premises ****39%** **38% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%** **11% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%** **86% Use banking services ****68%** **83% Television ****26%** **50% Mobile phone ****54%** **67% Computer with internet ****1%** **1% Two-wheeler ****16%** **24% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **5% None of these assets ****18%** **10% Own their home ****99%** **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 Sampalli? ■ Melina Sampalli · ■ Hosanagara rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****69.7%** **79.3% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1004** **1019 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****917** **971 Working population ****54.8%** **48.1% ### Women and men Literacy is 77.5% for men and 62.0% for women. 62% of men and 47% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 125 (47%) · **■** Farm labourers 122 (46%) · **■** Household industry 3 (1%) · **■** Other work 10 (4%) · **■** Marginal 6 (2%) 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 - Hulusale Malavalli495 people - Kalase495 people - Bhramanavada494 people - Kabale492 people - Varakodu460 people - Masakani457 people - Malali Koppa446 people - Kattinahole444 people [All 204 villages in Hosanagara](https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/shimoga/hosanagara/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Melina Sampalli?577412 - How far is Melina Sampalli from Shimoga?65 km by road - What is the population of Melina Sampalli?485 (Census 2011) - Which district is Melina Sampalli in?Shimoga district (Hosanagara sub-district), Karnataka - What is the literacy rate of Melina Sampalli?69.7% (Census 2011)