# Malalur Village, Tirthahalli, Shimoga (Karnataka) – PIN Code

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Village · Tirthahalli, Shimoga 

# Malalur

Malalur is a village in Tirthahalli sub-district of Shimoga district, Karnataka, PIN code **577432**. The 2011 Census counted **793 people in 224 households**, the 43rd largest of 245 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 82.1%.

- 793people (2011)
- 224households
- 72.8%literacy
- 577432PIN code

## Malalur PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Malalur is 577432.** Malalur falls in Tirthahalli sub-district, Shimoga district, Karnataka.

- PIN code577432
- Gram panchayatArehalli
- Community development blockTirthahalli
- Census village code608298

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

## How far is Malalur from nearby towns?

- Tirthahalli (sub-district HQ)35 km by road
- Shimoga (district HQ)95 km by road
- Sringeri (nearest town)2 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 Malalur?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Malalur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Megaravalli
- ○Degree college10+ km · Kammaradi
- ○ITI / vocational schoolunder 5 km · Sringeri
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watercovered wells, hand pumps and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)16 h summer · 8 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 Malalur known for?

The main crops are **arecanut**. About 23% of the 882 hectares of village land is sown, and 19 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 Malalur

Of every 100 households in Malalur in 2011, 83 had electricity, 52 a toilet at home and 29 cooked with LPG; 50 had a mobile phone, 28 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Malalur · ■ Tirthahalli rural average

Electricity for lighting ****83%**

**89%

Toilet within the home ****52%**

**71%

No toilet (open defecation) ****48%**

**29%

Tap water ****0%**

**22%

Drinking water within premises ****23%**

**37%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****29%**

**19%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****71%**

**79%

Use banking services ****71%**

**81%

Television ****53%**

**56%

Mobile phone ****50%**

**59%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****28%**

**24%

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

**6%

None of these assets ****15%**

**10%

Own their home ****95%**

**93%

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 Malalur?

■ Malalur · ■ Tirthahalli rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****72.8%**

**82.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1132**

**1030

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1037**

**944

Working population ****49.1%**

**51.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 81.7% for men and 64.9% for women. 74% of men and 27% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 234 (60%) · **■** Farm labourers 43 (11%) · **■** Household industry 2 (1%) · **■** Other work 37 (10%) · **■** Marginal 73 (19%)

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 Tirthahalli

- Mallesara853 people
- Yogimalali821 people
- Kyadigere802 people
- Hosaagrahara795 people
- Shiruru792 people
- Hosahalli787 people
- Virupapura777 people
- Hanagere776 people

[All 247 villages in Tirthahalli](https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/shimoga/tirthahalli/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Malalur?577432
- How far is Malalur from Shimoga?95 km by road
- What is the population of Malalur?793 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Malalur in?Shimoga district (Tirthahalli sub-district), Karnataka
- What is the literacy rate of Malalur?72.8% (Census 2011)