# Menase Village, Hosanagara, Shimoga (Karnataka) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Hosanagara, Shimoga 

# Menase

Menase is a village in Hosanagara sub-district of Shimoga district, Karnataka, PIN code **577412**. The 2011 Census counted **44 people in 9 households**, the 187th largest of 202 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 97.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 79.3%.

- 44people (2011)
- 9households
- 97.4%literacy
- 577412PIN code

## Menase PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Menase is 577412.** Menase falls in Hosanagara sub-district, Shimoga district, Karnataka.

- PIN code577412
- Gram panchayatHarathalu
- Community development blockHosanagara
- Census village code607921

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

## How far is Menase from nearby towns?

- Hosanagara (sub-district HQ)21 km by road
- Shimoga (district HQ)52 km by road
- Hosanagara (nearest town)21 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 Menase?

5 services counted by the Census are inside Menase; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · K.Hanasavali
- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Hosanagara
- ○Degree college10+ km · Hosanagara
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Hosanagara
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps and tanks / ponds
- 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 Menase known for?

The main crops are **paddy and ginger**. About 31% of the 100 hectares of village land is sown, and 13 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 Menase

Of every 100 households in Menase in 2011, 89 had electricity, 44 a toilet at home and 11 cooked with LPG; 67 had a mobile phone, 56 a two-wheeler and 11 a car.

■ Menase · ■ Hosanagara rural average

Electricity for lighting ****89%**

**83%

Toilet within the home ****44%**

**59%

No toilet (open defecation) ****56%**

**39%

Tap water ****0%**

**12%

Drinking water within premises ****33%**

**38%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****11%**

**11%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****56%**

**86%

Use banking services ****78%**

**83%

Television ****44%**

**50%

Mobile phone ****67%**

**67%

Computer with internet ****11%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****56%**

**24%

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

**5%

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

**10%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Menase?

■ Menase · ■ Hosanagara rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****97.4%**

**79.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1000**

**1019

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****2000**

**971

Working population ****38.6%**

**48.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 100.0% for men and 94.4% for women. 68% of men and 9% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 3 (18%) · **■** Farm labourers 1 (6%) · **■** Household industry 2 (12%) · **■** Other work 7 (41%) · **■** Marginal 4 (24%)

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

- Hosakoppa66 people
- Begadali60 people
- Devarasalike50 people
- Iragodu48 people
- Karigallu34 people
- Chikkabilagodu30 people
- Echala Koppa30 people
- Kalasetti Koppa30 people

[All 204 villages in Hosanagara](https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/shimoga/hosanagara/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Menase?577412
- How far is Menase from Shimoga?52 km by road
- What is the population of Menase?44 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Menase in?Shimoga district (Hosanagara sub-district), Karnataka
- What is the literacy rate of Menase?97.4% (Census 2011)