# Melinakadagodu Village, Tirthahalli, Shimoga (Karnataka)

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Village · Tirthahalli, Shimoga 

# Melinakadagodu

Melinakadagodu is a village in Tirthahalli sub-district of Shimoga district, Karnataka, PIN code **577422**. The 2011 Census counted **178 people in 41 households**, the 193rd largest of 245 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 88.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 82.1%.

- 178people (2011)
- 41households
- 88.2%literacy
- 577422PIN code

## Melinakadagodu PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Melinakadagodu is 577422.** Melinakadagodu falls in Tirthahalli sub-district, Shimoga district, Karnataka.

- PIN code577422
- Gram panchayatDemlapura
- Community development blockTirthahalli
- Census village code608065

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

## How far is Melinakadagodu from nearby towns?

- Tirthahalli (sub-district HQ)22 km by road
- Shimoga (district HQ)63 km by road
- Tirthahalli (nearest town)22 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 Melinakadagodu?

3 services counted by the Census are inside Melinakadagodu; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Konandur
- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Konandur
- ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Konandur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Thirthalli
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- 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 Melinakadagodu known for?

The main crops are **arecanut**. About 29% of the 243 hectares of village land is sown, and 41 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 Melinakadagodu

Of every 100 households in Melinakadagodu in 2011, 95 had electricity, 38 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 71 had a mobile phone, 14 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Melinakadagodu · ■ Tirthahalli rural average

Electricity for lighting ****95%**

**89%

Toilet within the home ****38%**

**71%

No toilet (open defecation) ****62%**

**29%

Tap water ****0%**

**22%

Drinking water within premises ****88%**

**37%

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

**19%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**79%

Use banking services ****95%**

**81%

Television ****52%**

**56%

Mobile phone ****71%**

**59%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****14%**

**24%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**6%

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

**10%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Melinakadagodu?

■ Melinakadagodu · ■ Tirthahalli rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****88.2%**

**82.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1145**

**1030

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1364**

**944

Working population ****62.4%**

**51.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 94.4% for men and 82.5% for women. 65% of men and 60% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 48 (43%) · **■** Farm labourers 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 7 (6%) · **■** Marginal 55 (50%)

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

- Yadamane194 people
- Shuntihaklu186 people
- Geruvalli183 people
- Guruvalli180 people
- Hasandur175 people
- Bobli174 people
- Venkanahalli174 people
- Hosakere164 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Melinakadagodu?577422
- How far is Melinakadagodu from Shimoga?63 km by road
- What is the population of Melinakadagodu?178 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Melinakadagodu in?Shimoga district (Tirthahalli sub-district), Karnataka
- What is the literacy rate of Melinakadagodu?88.2% (Census 2011)