# Mekerahalli Village, Sira, Tumkur (Karnataka) – PIN Code

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Village · Sira, Tumkur 

# Mekerahalli

Mekerahalli is a village in Sira sub-district of Tumkur district, Karnataka, PIN code **572137**. The 2011 Census counted **796 people in 194 households**, the 109th largest of 234 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.0%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 69.2%.

- 796people (2011)
- 194households
- 71.0%literacy
- 572137PIN code

## Mekerahalli PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Mekerahalli is 572137.** Mekerahalli falls in Sira sub-district, Tumkur district, Karnataka.

- PIN code572137
- Gram panchayatBhuvanahalli
- Community development blockSira
- Census village code610391

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Mekerahalli from nearby towns?

- Sira (sub-district HQ)6 km by road
- Tumkur (district HQ)57 km by road
- Sira (nearest town)6 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 Mekerahalli?

11 services counted by the Census are inside Mekerahalli; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●National highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Sira
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Sira
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Sira
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)10 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 Mekerahalli known for?

The main crops are **groundnut and ragi**. About 94% of the 51 hectares of village land is sown, and 17 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 Mekerahalli

Of every 100 households in Mekerahalli in 2011, 87 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 5 cooked with LPG; 41 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Mekerahalli · ■ Sira rural average

Electricity for lighting ****87%**

**80%

Toilet within the home ****2%**

**11%

No toilet (open defecation) ****98%**

**88%

Tap water ****91%**

**59%

Drinking water within premises ****3%**

**10%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****5%**

**5%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****94%**

**94%

Use banking services ****92%**

**59%

Television ****34%**

**30%

Mobile phone ****41%**

**45%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****12%**

**14%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****22%**

**27%

Own their home ****95%**

**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 Mekerahalli?

■ Mekerahalli · ■ Sira rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****71.0%**

**69.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****909**

**972

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****745**

**947

Working population ****29.1%**

**55.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 81.6% for men and 59.6% for women. 53% of men and 3% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 176 (76%) · **■** Farm labourers 22 (9%) · **■** Household industry 5 (2%) · **■** Other work 16 (7%) · **■** Marginal 13 (6%)

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 Sira

- Halkur816 people
- Herur816 people
- Yalpenahalli815 people
- Vaddanahalli806 people
- Kalapura795 people
- Thippanahalli795 people
- Sakshihalli791 people
- Ranganahalli780 people

[All 249 villages in Sira](https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/tumkur/sira/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Mekerahalli?572137
- How far is Mekerahalli from Tumkur?57 km by road
- What is the population of Mekerahalli?796 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Mekerahalli in?Tumkur district (Sira sub-district), Karnataka
- What is the literacy rate of Mekerahalli?71.0% (Census 2011)