# Melin Onikeri Village, Sirsi, Uttara Kannada (Karnataka) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/uttara-kannada/sirsi/melin-onikeri/ Village · Sirsi, Uttara Kannada # Melin Onikeri Melin Onikeri is a village in Sirsi sub-district of Uttara Kannada district, Karnataka, PIN code **581402**. The 2011 Census counted **536 people in 130 households**, the 84th largest of 228 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 85.9%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 85.6%. - 536people (2011) - 130households - 85.9%literacy - 581402PIN code ## Melin Onikeri PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Melin Onikeri is 581402.** Melin Onikeri falls in Sirsi sub-district, Uttara Kannada district, Karnataka. - PIN code581402 - Gram panchayatSalkani - Community development blockSirsi - Census village code603136 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Melin Onikeri from nearby towns? - Sirsi (sub-district HQ)14 km by road - Karwar (district HQ)134 km by road - Sirsi (nearest town)14 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 Onikeri? 6 services counted by the Census are inside Melin Onikeri; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Sirsi - ○Degree college10+ km · Sirsi - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Sirsi - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATMunder 5 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, covered wells, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)16 h summer · 18 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 Onikeri known for? The main crops are **paddy and chillies**. About 13% of the 486 hectares of village land is sown, and 18 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 Onikeri Of every 100 households in Melin Onikeri in 2011, 94 had electricity, 51 a toilet at home and 6 cooked with LPG; 48 had a mobile phone, 30 a two-wheeler and 6 a car. ■ Melin Onikeri · ■ Sirsi rural average Electricity for lighting ****94%** **92% Toilet within the home ****51%** **62% No toilet (open defecation) ****49%** **36% Tap water ****2%** **9% Drinking water within premises ****96%** **55% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****6%** **11% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****59%** **74% Use banking services ****44%** **73% Television ****52%** **52% Mobile phone ****48%** **46% Computer with internet ****3%** **1% Two-wheeler ****30%** **27% Car / jeep / van ****6%** **5% None of these assets ****9%** **14% Own their home ****96%** **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 Melin Onikeri? ■ Melin Onikeri · ■ Sirsi rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****85.9%** **85.6% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1046** **979 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1375** **923 Working population ****42.0%** **49.0% ### Women and men Literacy is 90.7% for men and 81.3% for women. 63% of men and 22% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ******** **■** Cultivators 24 (11%) · **■** Farm labourers 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 199 (88%) · **■** Marginal 1 (0%) 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 Sirsi - Husri548 people - Bommanalli547 people - Bilur546 people - Kelgin Onikeri539 people - Heepnalli534 people - Kabbe532 people - Itaguli531 people - Yachadi525 people [All 228 villages in Sirsi](https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/uttara-kannada/sirsi/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Melin Onikeri?581402 - How far is Melin Onikeri from Karwar?134 km by road - What is the population of Melin Onikeri?536 (Census 2011) - Which district is Melin Onikeri in?Uttara Kannada district (Sirsi sub-district), Karnataka - What is the literacy rate of Melin Onikeri?85.9% (Census 2011)