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

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Village · Tirthahalli, Shimoga 

# Melige

Melige is a village in Tirthahalli sub-district of Shimoga district, Karnataka, PIN code **577415**. The 2011 Census counted **882 people in 214 households**, the 36th largest of 245 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 87.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 82.1%.

- 882people (2011)
- 214households
- 87.7%literacy
- 577415PIN code

## Melige PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Melige is 577415.** Melige falls in Tirthahalli sub-district, Shimoga district, Karnataka.

- PIN code577415
- Gram panchayatMelige
- Community development blockTirthahalli
- Census village code608239

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

## How far is Melige from nearby towns?

- Tirthahalli (sub-district HQ)7 km by road
- Shimoga (district HQ)67 km by road
- Tirthahalli (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 Melige?

16 services counted by the Census are inside Melige; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●National highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●Public libraryIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Tirthahalli
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Thirthalli
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Thirthalli
- ○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) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)15 h summer · 10 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 Melige known for?

The main crops are **arecanut**. About 27% of the 352 hectares of village land is sown, and 62 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 Melige

Of every 100 households in Melige in 2011, 92 had electricity, 95 a toilet at home and 24 cooked with LPG; 43 had a mobile phone, 19 a two-wheeler and 5 a car.

■ Melige · ■ Tirthahalli rural average

Electricity for lighting ****92%**

**89%

Toilet within the home ****95%**

**71%

No toilet (open defecation) ****5%**

**29%

Tap water ****64%**

**22%

Drinking water within premises ****57%**

**37%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****24%**

**19%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****74%**

**79%

Use banking services ****74%**

**81%

Television ****59%**

**56%

Mobile phone ****43%**

**59%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****19%**

**24%

Car / jeep / van ****5%**

**6%

None of these assets ****17%**

**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 Melige?

■ Melige · ■ Tirthahalli rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****87.7%**

**82.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1100**

**1030

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****867**

**944

Working population ****50.7%**

**51.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 92.8% for men and 83.0% for women. 70% of men and 33% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 38 (9%) · **■** Farm labourers 83 (19%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 297 (66%) · **■** Marginal 27 (6%)

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

- Kelakere923 people
- Biluve906 people
- Jambetalluru905 people
- Harogolige897 people
- Devangi865 people
- Araga859 people
- Mallesara853 people
- Yogimalali821 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Melige?577415
- How far is Melige from Shimoga?67 km by road
- What is the population of Melige?882 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Melige in?Shimoga district (Tirthahalli sub-district), Karnataka
- What is the literacy rate of Melige?87.7% (Census 2011)