# Melinakiragunasi Village, Sorab, Shimoga (Karnataka)

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Village · Sorab, Shimoga 

# Melinakiragunasi

Melinakiragunasi is a village in Sorab sub-district of Shimoga district, Karnataka, PIN code **577434**. The 2011 Census counted **98 people in 25 households**, the 249th largest of 281 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 69.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 78.0%.

- 98people (2011)
- 25households
- 69.9%literacy
- 577434PIN code

## Melinakiragunasi PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Melinakiragunasi is 577434.** Melinakiragunasi falls in Sorab sub-district, Shimoga district, Karnataka.

- PIN code577434
- Gram panchayatHosabale
- Community development blockSorab
- Census village code607602

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

## How far is Melinakiragunasi from nearby towns?

- Sorab (sub-district HQ)7 km by road
- Shimoga (district HQ)107 km by road
- Sorab (nearest town)7 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 Melinakiragunasi?

2 services counted by the Census are inside Melinakiragunasi; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary school5–10 km · Hosabale
- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Sorab
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Sorab
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Sorab
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)11 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 Melinakiragunasi known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 41% of the 101 hectares of village land is sown, and 22 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 Melinakiragunasi

Of every 100 households in Melinakiragunasi in 2011, 75 had electricity, 25 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 67 had a mobile phone, 29 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Melinakiragunasi · ■ Sorab rural average

Electricity for lighting ****75%**

**85%

Toilet within the home ****25%**

**52%

No toilet (open defecation) ****75%**

**47%

Tap water ****0%**

**53%

Drinking water within premises ****62%**

**31%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**7%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**90%

Use banking services ****75%**

**69%

Television ****33%**

**45%

Mobile phone ****67%**

**57%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****29%**

**17%

Car / jeep / van ****4%**

**2%

None of these assets ****4%**

**18%

Own their home ****100%**

**94%

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 Melinakiragunasi?

■ Melinakiragunasi · ■ Sorab rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****69.9%**

**78.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****885**

**984

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****667**

**973

Working population ****59.2%**

**52.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 81.6% for men and 56.8% for women. 63% of men and 54% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 50 (86%) · **■** Farm labourers 4 (7%) · **■** Other work 4 (7%)

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 Sorab

- Avalagodu120 people
- Kelaginakiragunasi115 people
- Sambapura113 people
- Hosabale112 people
- Ammagondanakoppa96 people
- Brahmanavadasagadde96 people
- Dalavaihosakoppa94 people
- Mannathi91 people

[All 306 villages in Sorab](https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/shimoga/sorab/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Melinakiragunasi?577434
- How far is Melinakiragunasi from Shimoga?107 km by road
- What is the population of Melinakiragunasi?98 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Melinakiragunasi in?Shimoga district (Sorab sub-district), Karnataka
- What is the literacy rate of Melinakiragunasi?69.9% (Census 2011)