# Melapura Village, Tiptur, Tumkur (Karnataka) – PIN Code

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Village · Tiptur, Tumkur 

# Melapura

Melapura is a village in Tiptur sub-district of Tumkur district, Karnataka, PIN code **572201**. The 2011 Census counted **137 people in 35 households**, the 208th largest of 225 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 89.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 79.8%.

- 137people (2011)
- 35households
- 89.1%literacy
- 572201PIN code

## Melapura PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Melapura is 572201.** Melapura falls in Tiptur sub-district, Tumkur district, Karnataka.

- PIN code572201
- Gram panchayatThadasur
- Community development blockTiptur
- Census village code612122

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

## How far is Melapura from nearby towns?

- Tiptur (sub-district HQ)10 km by road
- Tumkur (district HQ)85 km by road
- Tiptur (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 Melapura?

4 services counted by the Census are inside Melapura; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Tadasur
- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Tiptur
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Tiptur
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Tiptur
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)9 h summer · 9 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 Melapura known for?

The main crops are **coconuts, ground nut and tur dal**. About 83% of the 266 hectares of village land is sown, and 24 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 Melapura

Of every 100 households in Melapura in 2011, 97 had electricity, 34 a toilet at home and 23 cooked with LPG; 69 had a mobile phone, 66 a two-wheeler and 20 a car.

■ Melapura · ■ Tiptur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****97%**

**90%

Toilet within the home ****34%**

**20%

No toilet (open defecation) ****66%**

**79%

Tap water ****20%**

**54%

Drinking water within premises ****94%**

**22%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****23%**

**7%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****77%**

**92%

Use banking services ****89%**

**46%

Television ****86%**

**59%

Mobile phone ****69%**

**40%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****66%**

**23%

Car / jeep / van ****20%**

**2%

None of these assets ****6%**

**15%

Own their home ****91%**

**94%

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 Melapura?

■ Melapura · ■ Tiptur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****89.1%**

**79.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****986**

**1007

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****800**

**995

Working population ****39.4%**

**48.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 93.8% for men and 84.4% for women. 68% of men and 10% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 27 (50%) · **■** Other work 23 (43%) · **■** Marginal 4 (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 Tiptur

- Doddikatte181 people
- Mallenahalli165 people
- Shanthanahalli159 people
- Nagaraghatta Kaval138 people
- Ballekatte109 people
- Tiptur [Rural]106 people
- Krishnapura88 people
- Eranakall Kaval65 people

[All 231 villages in Tiptur](https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/tumkur/tiptur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Melapura?572201
- How far is Melapura from Tumkur?85 km by road
- What is the population of Melapura?137 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Melapura in?Tumkur district (Tiptur sub-district), Karnataka
- What is the literacy rate of Melapura?89.1% (Census 2011)