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- LGD code
- 603864
- Pincode
- 581320
- Post office
- Bhatkal
- Population
- 8
- Households
- 1
- Literacy rate
- 25%
- Sex ratio
- 1000 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 5
Census 2011 · in context
How Devastan Megthe compares
By population, Devastan Megthe ranks #59 of 59 villages in Bhatkal mandal — the smallest.
Literacy rate
%
25.0%
−46.0% vs mandal average
- Devastan Megthe
- 25.0%
- Bhatkal mandal
- 71.0%
- Uttara Kannada district
- 75.3%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,000
−12 vs mandal average
- Devastan Megthe
- 1,000
- Bhatkal mandal
- 1,012
Household size
people per home
8.0
+3.0 vs mandal average
- Devastan Megthe
- 8.0
- Bhatkal mandal
- 5.0
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Devastan Megthe at a glance
Devastan Megthe is a village of 8 people in 1 households (Census 2011) in Bhatkal taluk, Uttara Kannada district, Karnataka, the 59th-largest of 59 villages in Bhatkal taluk. Literacy is 25%, 46 points below the taluk average of 71% and the sex ratio is 1,000 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 581320, served by Bhatkal post office; the LGD village code is 603864. The village votes in Tirthahalli assembly constituency, represented by MLA Araga Jnanendra. The population is estimated at 9 in 2026, up 13% since the 2011 Census.
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Devastan Megthe
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- Yes
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- No
- Primary school
- 0
- Middle school
- 0
- Secondary school
- 0
- Senior secondary
- 0
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 0
- Health sub-centre
- 0
- Community health centre
- 0
- Dispensary
- 0
- Veterinary hospital
- 0
- Post office
- No
- Sub post office
- No
- Commercial bank
- No
- Cooperative bank
- No
- ATM
- No
- Public bus service
- Yes
- Private bus service
- No
- Railway station
- No
- Pucca (paved) road
- Yes
- Anganwadi centre
- No
- ASHA worker
- No
- Fair-price shop
- No
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- BHATKAL
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 20
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 159
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 20
- All-weather road
- No
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- HADAVALLI
- Total area (ha)
- 7.14
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 0.76
- Forest area (ha)
- 5.14
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Devastan Megthe
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Devastan Megthe
- LGD code
- 603864
- Pincode
- 581320
- Post office
- Bhatkal
- Population (Census 2011)
- 8
- Population (projected 2026)
- 9
- Households
- 1
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 1000
- Literacy rate
- 25.0%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Shimoga
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Tirthahalli
- Member of Parliament
- B. Y. Raghavendra
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Araga Jnanendra
- Block / Mandal
- Bhatkal
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- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
- Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-24
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