# Melukunte Village, Sira, Tumkur (Karnataka) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/tumkur/sira/melukunte/ Village · Sira, Tumkur # Melukunte Melukunte is a village in Sira sub-district of Tumkur district, Karnataka, PIN code **572137**. The 2011 Census counted **4,326 people in 924 households**, the 8th largest of 234 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 69.2%. - 4,326people (2011) - 924households - 71.4%literacy - 572137PIN code ## Melukunte PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Melukunte is 572137.** Melukunte falls in Sira sub-district, Tumkur district, Karnataka. - PIN code572137 - Gram panchayatMelukunte - Community development blockSira - Census village code610348 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Melukunte from nearby towns? - Sira (sub-district HQ)10 km by road - Tumkur (district HQ)50 km by road - Sira (nearest town)10 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 Melukunte? 19 services counted by the Census are inside Melukunte; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 8 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 4 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●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 - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Public libraryIn 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 - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)6 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 Melukunte known for? The main crops are **groundnut and sunflower**. About 74% of the 1,934 hectares of village land is sown, and 194 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 Melukunte Of every 100 households in Melukunte in 2011, 83 had electricity, 3 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 52 had a mobile phone, 18 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Melukunte · ■ Sira rural average Electricity for lighting ****83%** **80% Toilet within the home ****3%** **11% No toilet (open defecation) ****97%** **88% Tap water ****67%** **59% Drinking water within premises ****7%** **10% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%** **5% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%** **94% Use banking services ****82%** **59% Television ****30%** **30% Mobile phone ****52%** **45% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****18%** **14% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****19%** **27% Own their home ****97%** **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 Melukunte? ■ Melukunte · ■ Sira rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****71.4%** **69.2% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****971** **972 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****850** **947 Working population ****59.3%** **55.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 82.7% for men and 59.9% for women. 63% of men and 55% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 1,154 (45%) · **■** Farm labourers 627 (24%) · **■** Household industry 41 (2%) · **■** Other work 555 (22%) · **■** Marginal 188 (7%) 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 - Hemdore5,029 people - Kallambella4,833 people - Bevinahalli4,500 people - Seebi Agrahara4,409 people - Kotta4,183 people - Chikkanahalli3,796 people - Halenahalli3,628 people - Changavara3,322 people [All 249 villages in Sira](https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/tumkur/sira/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Melukunte?572137 - How far is Melukunte from Tumkur?50 km by road - What is the population of Melukunte?4,326 (Census 2011) - Which district is Melukunte in?Tumkur district (Sira sub-district), Karnataka - What is the literacy rate of Melukunte?71.4% (Census 2011)