# Megalapalya Village, Pavagada, Tumkur (Karnataka) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/tumkur/pavagada/megalapalya/ Village · Pavagada, Tumkur # Megalapalya Megalapalya is a village in Pavagada sub-district of Tumkur district, Karnataka, PIN code **572141**. The 2011 Census counted **1,647 people in 384 households**, the 47th largest of 149 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 55.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 64.6%. - 1,647people (2011) - 384households - 55.9%literacy - 572141PIN code ## Megalapalya PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Megalapalya is 572141.** Megalapalya falls in Pavagada sub-district, Tumkur district, Karnataka. - PIN code572141 - Gram panchayatAchammanahalli - Community development blockPavagada - Census village code610530 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Megalapalya from nearby towns? - Pavagada (sub-district HQ)30 km by road - Tumkur (district HQ)125 km by road - Pavagada (nearest town)30 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 Megalapalya? 11 services counted by the Census are inside Megalapalya; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 2 private - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn 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 - ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Jodideranahalli - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Y.N.Hosakote - ○Degree college10+ km · Pavagada - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Pavagada - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)18 h summer · 20 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 Megalapalya known for? The main crops are **groundnut and ragi**. About 70% of the 744 hectares of village land is sown, and 38 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 Megalapalya Of every 100 households in Megalapalya in 2011, 78 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 26 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Megalapalya · ■ Pavagada rural average Electricity for lighting ****78%** **81% Toilet within the home ****1%** **11% No toilet (open defecation) ****99%** **88% Tap water ****98%** **76% Drinking water within premises ****14%** **19% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **6% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%** **93% Use banking services ****28%** **44% Television ****26%** **34% Mobile phone ****26%** **41% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****5%** **10% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****49%** **35% Own their home ****95%** **91% 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 Megalapalya? ■ Megalapalya · ■ Pavagada rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****55.9%** **64.6% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****940** **981 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****772** **932 Working population ****61.3%** **56.8% ### Women and men Literacy is 65.5% for men and 46.0% for women. 64% of men and 59% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ******** **■** Cultivators 270 (27%) · **■** Farm labourers 324 (32%) · **■** Other work 133 (13%) · **■** Marginal 283 (28%) 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 Pavagada - B. Hosahalli1,795 people - Kadamalakunte1,758 people - Bellibatlu1,729 people - Dalavaihalli1,710 people - Davadabetta1,633 people - Virupasamudra1,595 people - Gundlahalli1,565 people - Srirangapura1,529 people [All 153 villages in Pavagada](https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/tumkur/pavagada/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Megalapalya?572141 - How far is Megalapalya from Tumkur?125 km by road - What is the population of Megalapalya?1,647 (Census 2011) - Which district is Megalapalya in?Tumkur district (Pavagada sub-district), Karnataka - What is the literacy rate of Megalapalya?55.9% (Census 2011)