# Melinakuruvalli Village, Tirthahalli, Shimoga (Karnataka) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/shimoga/tirthahalli/melinakuruvalli/ Village · Tirthahalli, Shimoga # Melinakuruvalli Melinakuruvalli is a village in Tirthahalli sub-district of Shimoga district, Karnataka, PIN code **577432**. The 2011 Census counted **2,554 people in 604 households**, the 3rd largest of 245 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 84.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 82.1%. - 2,554people (2011) - 604households - 84.6%literacy - 577432PIN code ## Melinakuruvalli PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Melinakuruvalli is 577432.** Melinakuruvalli falls in Tirthahalli sub-district, Shimoga district, Karnataka. - PIN code577432 - Gram panchayatMelinakuruvalli - Community development blockTirthahalli - Census village code608227 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Melinakuruvalli from nearby towns? - Tirthahalli (sub-district HQ)3 km by road - Shimoga (district HQ)63 km by road - Tirthahalli (nearest town)3 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 Melinakuruvalli? 17 services counted by the Census are inside Melinakuruvalli; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●ITI / vocational schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 2 - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 2 - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●National highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Tirthahalli - ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Thirthalli - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)6 h summer · 6 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 Melinakuruvalli known for? The main crops are **arecanut**. About 33% of the 566 hectares of village land is sown, and 85 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 Melinakuruvalli Of every 100 households in Melinakuruvalli in 2011, 92 had electricity, 83 a toilet at home and 41 cooked with LPG; 75 had a mobile phone, 27 a two-wheeler and 5 a car. ■ Melinakuruvalli · ■ Tirthahalli rural average Electricity for lighting ****92%** **89% Toilet within the home ****83%** **71% No toilet (open defecation) ****16%** **29% Tap water ****43%** **22% Drinking water within premises ****54%** **37% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****41%** **19% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****58%** **79% Use banking services ****89%** **81% Television ****63%** **56% Mobile phone ****75%** **59% Computer with internet ****1%** **1% Two-wheeler ****27%** **24% Car / jeep / van ****5%** **6% None of these assets ****6%** **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 Melinakuruvalli? ■ Melinakuruvalli · ■ Tirthahalli rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****84.6%** **82.1% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****989** **1030 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1116** **944 Working population ****48.4%** **51.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 89.2% for men and 79.9% for women. 61% of men and 36% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 54 (4%) · **■** Farm labourers 332 (27%) · **■** Household industry 3 (0%) · **■** Other work 529 (43%) · **■** Marginal 319 (26%) 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 - Megaravalli2,539 people - Mulubagilu2,331 people - Buklapura1,970 people - Kesalur1,843 people [All 247 villages in Tirthahalli](https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/shimoga/tirthahalli/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Melinakuruvalli?577432 - How far is Melinakuruvalli from Shimoga?63 km by road - What is the population of Melinakuruvalli?2,554 (Census 2011) - Which district is Melinakuruvalli in?Shimoga district (Tirthahalli sub-district), Karnataka - What is the literacy rate of Melinakuruvalli?84.6% (Census 2011)