# Megaravalli Village, Tirthahalli, Shimoga (Karnataka) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/shimoga/tirthahalli/megaravalli/ Village · Tirthahalli, Shimoga # Megaravalli Megaravalli is a village in Tirthahalli sub-district of Shimoga district, Karnataka, PIN code **577424**. The 2011 Census counted **2,539 people in 660 households**, the 4th largest of 245 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 85.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 82.1%. - 2,539people (2011) - 660households - 85.3%literacy - 577424PIN code ## Megaravalli PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Megaravalli is 577424.** Megaravalli falls in Tirthahalli sub-district, Shimoga district, Karnataka. - PIN code577424 - Gram panchayatMegaravalli - Community development blockTirthahalli - Census village code608280 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Megaravalli from nearby towns? - Tirthahalli (sub-district HQ)15 km by road - Shimoga (district HQ)75 km by road - Tirthahalli (nearest town)15 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 Megaravalli? 26 services counted by the Census are inside Megaravalli; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●TB clinicIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Commercial bankIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree college10+ km · Thirthalli - ○ITI / vocational schoolunder 5 km · Kolagi - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)10 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 Megaravalli known for? The main crops are **arecanut**. Products made here include rice. About 24% of the 1,041 hectares of village land is sown, and 209 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 Megaravalli Of every 100 households in Megaravalli in 2011, 92 had electricity, 85 a toilet at home and 20 cooked with LPG; 62 had a mobile phone, 22 a two-wheeler and 8 a car. ■ Megaravalli · ■ Tirthahalli rural average Electricity for lighting ****92%** **89% Toilet within the home ****85%** **71% No toilet (open defecation) ****15%** **29% Tap water ****50%** **22% Drinking water within premises ****39%** **37% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****20%** **19% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****79%** **79% Use banking services ****94%** **81% Television ****59%** **56% Mobile phone ****62%** **59% Computer with internet ****5%** **1% Two-wheeler ****22%** **24% Car / jeep / van ****8%** **6% None of these assets ****9%** **10% Own their home ****84%** **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 Megaravalli? ■ Megaravalli · ■ Tirthahalli rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****85.3%** **82.1% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1090** **1030 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1122** **944 Working population ****44.4%** **51.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 91.3% for men and 79.8% for women. 67% of men and 24% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 255 (23%) · **■** Farm labourers 347 (31%) · **■** Household industry 11 (1%) · **■** Other work 477 (42%) · **■** Marginal 37 (3%) 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 - Konandur3,973 people - Surali Bale Bailu2,636 people - Melinakuruvalli2,554 people - Mulubagilu2,331 people - Buklapura1,970 people - Kesalur1,843 people - Lingapura1,660 people [All 247 villages in Tirthahalli](https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/shimoga/tirthahalli/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Megaravalli?577424 - How far is Megaravalli from Shimoga?75 km by road - What is the population of Megaravalli?2,539 (Census 2011) - Which district is Megaravalli in?Shimoga district (Tirthahalli sub-district), Karnataka - What is the literacy rate of Megaravalli?85.3% (Census 2011)