Melchembu
Madikeri block · Kodagu district, Karnataka · PIN 574234 · village code 617809
The 2020 population figure for this village looks unreliable, so no change
is shown. Census 2011 recorded 3,887 people; Mission Antyodaya
2020 recorded 1,852 — a drop of more than 40%. One of the two is wrong and we cannot
tell which.
Census 2011
Total population
3,887
Male / female
1,901 / 1,986
Sex ratio females per 1,000 males
1,045
Children aged 0–6
353
Literacy rate
81.9%
Scheduled Caste / Scheduled Tribe
157 / 523
Working population
2,373
Of workers, in agriculture cultivators and farm labour
1.3%
Households
944
Village facilities, 2020
Primary school
Yes
Middle school
Yes
High school
Yes
Piped tap water
50 to 100% habitations covered
All-weather road
Yes
Public transport nearest 2 km away
No
Electricity
>12 hrs
Bank nearest 2 km away
No
Primary health centre
Sub Centre
Anganwadi
Yes
Internet
Yes
Common service centre
No CSC
The village primary school
These figures sit inside a single merged column of the Mission Antyodaya file and are not published anywhere in readable form.
Students
95
Teachers
6
Students per teacher
16
Electricity
Yes
Toilets
Both
Computer lab
Yes
Playground
Yes
Drinking water
Yes
Mid-day meal
Yes
Farming
Farm households
450
Non-farm households
30
Share of households farming, 2020
94%
Net sown area
415 ha
Kharif / rabi / other hidden inside one column
415 / 0 / 90
Main irrigation source
Ground water (tube well/well/pump)
Location
12.4865, 75.5344 — view on OpenStreetMap
Nearby villages
Mavina Halla Forest · Mayamudi · Mekeri · Mekur Hosakeri · Mensa · Monnangeri · Mudravalli · Mugatageri