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Menase

Sringeri mandal
Pincode 577139
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Festival

Mysuru Dasara

Menase observes Mysuru Dasara on Sunday, 11 October 2026, along with the rest of Karnataka.

11 Oct

Temple in Sringeri mandal

The principal temple recorded for Sringeri mandal is Mullayyanagiri Temple. No temple of this dedication is on record within Menase itself.

Mysuru Dasara in Karnataka

Nadahabba — the state festival. Bombe Habba doll steps at home; Mysuru Dasara is the public form, the Jamboo Savari procession on Vijayadashami carrying the Chamundeshwari idol on a decorated elephant.

The regional form observed across Karnataka. How any one household or village keeps it varies, and is not something recorded here.

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Mapped via ECI-published constituency boundary (mandal centroid containment, Datameet)
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LGD code
608954
Pincode
577139
Post office
Sringeri
Population
2,236
Households
581
Literacy rate
79.8%
Sex ratio
938 ♀/1000♂
Workers
901
Distance to district centre
30 km
Distance to mandal centre
4 km
Distance to Bengaluru
217 km
Distance to Chennai
502 km
Nearest railway station
Chikkamagaluru · 22 km
Nearest hospital / PHC
Government Hospital Attigundi · 10 km
Census 2011 · in context

How Menase compares

By population, Menase ranks #2 of 49 villages in Sringeri mandal.

Literacy rate
%
79.8%
+1.3% vs mandal average
Menase
79.8%
Sringeri mandal
78.5%
Chikkamagaluru district
71.9%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
938
−95 vs mandal average
Menase
938
Sringeri mandal
1,033
Household size
people per home
3.8
−0.2 vs mandal average
Menase
3.8
Sringeri mandal
4.0

Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).

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Menase at a glance

Menase is a village of 2,236 people in 581 households (Census 2011) in Sringeri taluk, Chikkamagaluru district, Karnataka, the 2nd-largest of 49 villages in Sringeri taluk. Literacy is 80%, 1 points above the taluk average of 79% and the sex ratio is 938 women per 1,000 men. It lies 30 km from the Chikkamagaluru district centre, 22 km from B.Kanabur, the nearest town, 22 km from Chikkamagaluru railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 577139, served by Sringeri post office; the LGD village code is 608954. The nearest hospital or health centre is Government Hospital Attigundi, 10 km away. The village votes in Chikmagalur assembly constituency, represented by MLA H. D. Thammaiah. The population is estimated at 2,636 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.

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Nearby villages compared

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villagePopulationLiteracyDistance
Menase · this village2,23680%—
Kere · Sringeri29668%0 km N
Kesave · Koppa84474%0 km N
Kesave · Chikkamagaluru3077%0 km N
Jagara · Chikkamagaluru39561%2.9 km E
Kolagave · Chikkamagaluru60757%5 km E
Bagamane · Chikkamagaluru2378%8.2 km S

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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Menase

Treated tap water
No
Untreated tap water
Yes
Well water
No
Hand pump
Yes
Tube well / borewell
Yes
Primary school
2
Middle school
2
Secondary school
0
Senior secondary
0
Degree college
0
Primary health centre
0
Health sub-centre
1
Community health centre
0
Dispensary
0
Veterinary hospital
0
Post office
No
Sub post office
No
Commercial bank
Yes
Cooperative bank
No
ATM
No
Public bus service
Yes
Private bus service
Yes
Railway station
No
Pucca (paved) road
Yes
Anganwadi centre
Yes
ASHA worker
Yes
Fair-price shop
Yes
Mandi / regular market
Yes
Weekly haat
Yes
Nearest statutory town
SRINGERI
Distance to nearest town (km)
3
Distance to district HQ (km)
88
Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
3
All-weather road
Yes
Gram panchayat (2011)
MENASE
Total area (ha)
497.9
Irrigated area (ha)
76.65
Forest area (ha)
242.6

Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.

Notice board · Menase

No notices this week

Water supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.

Key facts — Menase

LGD code
608954
Pincode
577139
Post office
Sringeri
Population (Census 2011)
2,236
Population (projected 2026)
2,636
Households
581
Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
938
Literacy rate
79.8%
Coordinates
13.44575°N, 75.64679°E
Lok Sabha constituency
Udupi Chikmagalur
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Chikmagalur
Member of Parliament
Kota Srinivas Poojary
Member of Legislative Assembly
H. D. Thammaiah
Block / Mandal
Sringeri
Getting there

How to reach Menase

Mandal centre
Sringeri · ≈ 3.6 km
≈ 7 min by car · 9 min by bike
Directions
District centre
Chikkamagaluru · ≈ 30 km
≈ 1 h 2 min by car · 1 h 14 min by bike
Directions
Nearest town · 11,137 people
B.Kanabur · ≈ 22 km
≈ 45 min by car · 54 min by bike
Directions
Distance to cities · straight line
  • Bengaluru217 kmcapital
  • Chennai502 km
  • Hyderabad533 km
  • Mumbai692 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
  • Railway stationChikkamagaluru22 km
  • Bus stopTown Canteen18 km
  • Hospital / PHCGovernment Hospital Attigundi10 km
  • ATM / bankCanara bank ATM18 km
  • Petrol pumpHP Petrol station19 km
  • CollegeD.A.C.G. Govt Polytechnic Collage18 km
  • Police stationSP office20 km
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Sources & freshness
  • Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
  • Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-09-23
  • Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-25
  • Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
  • Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
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