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About Meleri Village

Meleri is a small village in Mulbagal tehsil, in the district of Kolar, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 440, made up of 214 males and 226 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,056 females per 1000 males. The village covers 217.38 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 563127, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Meleri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Meleri village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Kolar
Tehsil Mulbagal
Pincode 563127
Area (hectares) 217.38 hectares
Population 440
Male Population 214
Female Population 226
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,056
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Meleri compares

By the 2011 count Meleri is the 181st largest of the 306 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 650 residents. Its 217.38 hectares work out to about 2.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 988.

Getting to Meleri

Meleri is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Meleri as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Meleri from other places

Meleri lies about 18 km from Kolar, and the nearest railway station is Dalasanur, about 17 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Meleri
Tehsil headquarters Mulbagal 11 km
Nearest town Mulbāgal 11 km
Nearest railway station Dalasanur 17 km
District headquarters Kolar 18 km

Villages closest to Meleri

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Mulbagal tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Meleri

As per the Census of India 2011, Meleri village had a population of 440. That makes it the 181st largest of the 306 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 650 residents.

Meleri village has 214 males and 226 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Meleri has about 1056 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 988.

The pincode recorded for Meleri is 563127. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Meleri covers 217.38 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Meleri falls under Mulbagal tehsil of Kolar district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Meleri is Dalasanur, about 17 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Meleri.

Meleri is about 18 km from Kolar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Meleri is in Mulbagal tehsil of Kolar district. Mulbagal is about 11 km away. Mulbāgal is about 11 km away. Dalasanur is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhumanahalli (under 2 km), Hanamanahalli (under 2 km) and Bettagerahalli (1.8 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Meleri today is likely to be higher.

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