# Melanahalli Village, Chiknayakanhalli, Tumkur (Karnataka) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/tumkur/chiknayakanhalli/melanahalli-610088/ Village · Chiknayakanhalli, Tumkur # Melanahalli Melanahalli is a village in Chiknayakanhalli sub-district of Tumkur district, Karnataka, PIN code **572218**. The 2011 Census counted **1,378 people in 336 households**, the 34th largest of 222 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 75.1%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 74.7%. - 1,378people (2011) - 336households - 75.1%literacy - 572218PIN code ## Melanahalli PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Melanahalli is 572218.** Melanahalli falls in Chiknayakanhalli sub-district, Tumkur district, Karnataka. - PIN code572218 - Gram panchayatGanadallu - Community development blockChiknayakanhalli - Census village code610088 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Melanahalli from nearby towns? - Chikkanayakanahalli (sub-district HQ)40 km by road - Tumkur (district HQ)111 km by road - Chikkanayakanahalli (nearest town)40 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 Melanahalli? 14 services counted by the Census are inside Melanahalli; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn 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 school10+ km · Chikkanayakanahalli - ○Degree college10+ km · Huliyar - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Huliyar - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Public bus service5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watercovered wells, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - 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 Melanahalli known for? The main crops are **ragi and mustard**. About 42% of the 864 hectares of village land is sown, and 181 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 Melanahalli Of every 100 households in Melanahalli in 2011, 90 had electricity, 13 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 40 had a mobile phone, 15 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Melanahalli · ■ Chiknayakanhalli rural average Electricity for lighting ****90%** **86% Toilet within the home ****13%** **14% No toilet (open defecation) ****87%** **85% Tap water ****51%** **51% Drinking water within premises ****3%** **12% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **4% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%** **95% Use banking services ****28%** **46% Television ****44%** **46% Mobile phone ****40%** **43% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****15%** **15% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****22%** **24% Own their home ****96%** **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 Melanahalli? ■ Melanahalli · ■ Chiknayakanhalli rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****75.1%** **74.7% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1003** **1006 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1130** **995 Working population ****59.7%** **49.9% ### Women and men Literacy is 85.6% for men and 64.4% for women. 66% of men and 54% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 367 (45%) · **■** Farm labourers 192 (23%) · **■** Household industry 9 (1%) · **■** Other work 120 (15%) · **■** Marginal 135 (16%) 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 - Koragere1,458 people - Nandihalli1,446 people - Somanahalli1,433 people - Salakatte1,393 people - Belavadi1,349 people - Nulenoor1,332 people - Motihalli1,311 people - Chowlakatte1,308 people [All 233 villages in Chiknayakanhalli](https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/tumkur/chiknayakanhalli/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Melanahalli?572218 - How far is Melanahalli from Tumkur?111 km by road - What is the population of Melanahalli?1,378 (Census 2011) - Which district is Melanahalli in?Tumkur district (Chiknayakanhalli sub-district), Karnataka - What is the literacy rate of Melanahalli?75.1% (Census 2011)