Village · Koratagere, Tumkur # Mallekavu Mallekavu is a village in Koratagere sub-district of Tumkur district, Karnataka, PIN code 572129. The 2011 Census counted 1,288 people in 320 households, the 24th largest of 235 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.6%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 70.6%. - 1,288 people (2011) - 320 households - 71.6% literacy - 572129 PIN code ## Mallekavu PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Mallekavu is 572129. Mallekavu falls in Koratagere sub-district, Tumkur district, Karnataka. - PIN code 572129 - Gram panchayat Budagavi - Community development block Koratagere - Census village code 611034 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Mallekavu from nearby towns? - Koratagere (sub-district HQ) 18 km by road - Tumkur (district HQ) 35 km by road - Koratagere (nearest town) 18 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Mallekavu? 15 services counted by the Census are inside Mallekavu; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Primary school In village · 2 govt - ● Middle school In village · 1 govt - ● Secondary school In village · 1 govt - ● Health sub-centre In village · 1 - ● Veterinary hospital In village · 1 · 1 doctors - ● Family welfare centre In village · 1 - ● Sub post office In village - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Private bus service In village - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Ration (PDS) shop In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Koratagere - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Korategere - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Korategere - ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km - ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km - ○ Dispensary 10+ km - ○ Post office 10+ km - ○ Public bus service 5–10 km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 10+ km - ○ Commercial bank 10+ km - ○ Mandi / regular market under 5 km - ○ Public library under 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking water treated tap water, untreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011) 10 h summer · 14 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Mallekavu known for? The main crops are ragi, ground nut and paddy. About 51% of the 416 hectares of village land is sown, and 70 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Mallekavu Of every 100 households in Mallekavu in 2011, 90 had electricity, 27 a toilet at home and 10 cooked with LPG; 24 had a mobile phone, 13 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Mallekavu · ■ Koratagere rural average - Electricity for lighting 90% 85% - Toilet within the home 27% 19% - No toilet (open defecation) 73% 81% - Tap water 54% 72% - Drinking water within premises 15% 17% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 10% 7% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 89% 92% - Use banking services 31% 47% - Television 42% 39% - Mobile phone 24% 39% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 13% 15% - Car / jeep / van 1% 1% - None of these assets 31% 26% - Own their home 89% 91% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Mallekavu? ■ Mallekavu · ■ Koratagere rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 71.6% 70.6% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1032 985 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 926 964 - Working population 57.5% 58.6% ### Women and men Literacy is 78.8% for men and 64.6% for women. 65% of men and 50% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 451 (61%) · ■ Farm labourers 84 (11%) · ■ Household industry 12 (2%) · ■ Other work 140 (19%) · ■ Marginal 53 (7%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Koratagere - Cheelagondanahalli 1,404 people - Surenahalli 1,396 people - Budamaranahalli 1,377 people - Tumbadi Gollahalli 1,330 people - Theetha 1,280 people - A.Venkatapura 1,253 people - Sankenahalli 1,252 people - Chikkanahalli 1,241 people All 251 villages in Koratagere ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Mallekavu? 572129 - How far is Mallekavu from Tumkur? 35 km by road - What is the population of Mallekavu? 1,288 (Census 2011) - Which district is Mallekavu in? Tumkur district (Koratagere sub-district), Karnataka - What is the literacy rate of Mallekavu? 71.6% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/tumkur/koratagere/mallekavu/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.