# Melin-Idgunji Village, Honavar, Uttara Kannada (Karnataka) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/uttara-kannada/honavar/melin-idgunji/ Village · Honavar, Uttara Kannada # Melin-Idgunji Melin-Idgunji is a village in Honavar sub-district of Uttara Kannada district, Karnataka, PIN code **581423**. The 2011 Census counted **1,648 people in 391 households**, the 27th largest of 92 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 90.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 83.0%. - 1,648people (2011) - 391households - 90.9%literacy - 581423PIN code ## Melin-Idgunji PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Melin-Idgunji is 581423.** Melin-Idgunji falls in Honavar sub-district, Uttara Kannada district, Karnataka. - PIN code581423 - Gram panchayatMelin Idgunji - Community development blockHonavar - Census village code603753 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Melin-Idgunji from nearby towns? - Honnavar (sub-district HQ)16 km by road - Karwar (district HQ)106 km by road - Honavar (nearest town)16 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 Melin-Idgunji? 13 services counted by the Census are inside Melin-Idgunji; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 4 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Commercial bankIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Idagunji - ○Degree college5–10 km · Manki - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Honnavar - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watercovered wells, 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 Melin-Idgunji known for? The main crops are **paddy and arecanut**. Products made here include wood carving and sculpture. About 24% of the 674 hectares of village land is sown, and 28 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 Melin-Idgunji Of every 100 households in Melin-Idgunji in 2011, 98 had electricity, 56 a toilet at home and 21 cooked with LPG; 50 had a mobile phone, 14 a two-wheeler and 4 a car. ■ Melin-Idgunji · ■ Honavar rural average Electricity for lighting ****98%** **91% Toilet within the home ****56%** **49% No toilet (open defecation) ****44%** **50% Tap water ****4%** **6% Drinking water within premises ****88%** **68% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****21%** **18% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****69%** **78% Use banking services ****96%** **84% Television ****48%** **43% Mobile phone ****50%** **56% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****14%** **17% Car / jeep / van ****4%** **2% None of these assets ****19%** **19% Own their home ****94%** **95% 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 Melin-Idgunji? ■ Melin-Idgunji · ■ Honavar rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****90.9%** **83.0% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****932** **997 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****769** **964 Working population ****40.3%** **42.1% ### Women and men Literacy is 95.8% for men and 85.8% for women. 64% of men and 15% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 43 (6%) · **■** Farm labourers 92 (14%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 456 (69%) · **■** Marginal 72 (11%) 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 Honavar - Hadinbal1,963 people - Magod1,918 people - Chikkankod1,856 people - Upponi1,763 people - Kadle1,587 people - Kekkar1,510 people - Kelgin-Idgunji1,509 people - Saralagi1,466 people [All 93 villages in Honavar](https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/uttara-kannada/honavar/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Melin-Idgunji?581423 - How far is Melin-Idgunji from Karwar?106 km by road - What is the population of Melin-Idgunji?1,648 (Census 2011) - Which district is Melin-Idgunji in?Uttara Kannada district (Honavar sub-district), Karnataka - What is the literacy rate of Melin-Idgunji?90.9% (Census 2011)