# Marenadu Village, Chiknayakanhalli, Tumkur (Karnataka) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/tumkur/chiknayakanhalli/marenadu/ Village · Chiknayakanhalli, Tumkur # Marenadu Marenadu is a village in Chiknayakanhalli sub-district of Tumkur district, Karnataka, PIN code **572218**. The 2011 Census counted **1,874 people in 394 households**, the 18th largest of 222 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 59.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 74.7%. - 1,874people (2011) - 394households - 59.2%literacy - 572218PIN code ## Marenadu PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Marenadu is 572218.** Marenadu falls in Chiknayakanhalli sub-district, Tumkur district, Karnataka. - PIN code572218 - Gram panchayatDasudi - Community development blockChiknayakanhalli - Census village code610090 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Marenadu from nearby towns? - Chikkanayakanahalli (sub-district HQ)46 km by road - Tumkur (district HQ)126 km by road - Chikkanayakanahalli (nearest town)46 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 Marenadu? 10 services counted by the Census are inside Marenadu; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Chikkanayakanahalli - ○Degree college10+ km · Huliyar - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Huliyar - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Public bus service5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km - ○Public libraryunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)12 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 Marenadu known for? The main crops are **ragi and arecanut**. About 33% of the 2,391 hectares of village land is sown, and 187 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 Marenadu Of every 100 households in Marenadu in 2011, 52 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 44 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Marenadu · ■ Chiknayakanhalli rural average Electricity for lighting ****52%** **86% Toilet within the home ****2%** **14% No toilet (open defecation) ****98%** **85% Tap water ****43%** **51% Drinking water within premises ****2%** **12% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **4% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%** **95% Use banking services ****42%** **46% Television ****20%** **46% Mobile phone ****44%** **43% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****7%** **15% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****35%** **24% Own their home ****95%** **96% 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 Marenadu? ■ Marenadu · ■ Chiknayakanhalli rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****59.2%** **74.7% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1024** **1006 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1175** **995 Working population ****51.6%** **49.9% ### Women and men Literacy is 64.3% for men and 54.2% for women. 68% of men and 36% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 486 (50%) · **■** Farm labourers 242 (25%) · **■** Household industry 93 (10%) · **■** Other work 139 (14%) · **■** Marginal 7 (1%) 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 Chiknayakanhalli - Doddayannegere2,171 people - Godekere2,070 people - Badakegudlu2,063 people - Dabbagunte1,972 people - Katharikehal1,847 people - Mathighatta1,843 people - Shegebagi1,840 people - Malligere1,825 people [All 233 villages in Chiknayakanhalli](https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/tumkur/chiknayakanhalli/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Marenadu?572218 - How far is Marenadu from Tumkur?126 km by road - What is the population of Marenadu?1,874 (Census 2011) - Which district is Marenadu in?Tumkur district (Chiknayakanhalli sub-district), Karnataka - What is the literacy rate of Marenadu?59.2% (Census 2011)