Post Office And Telegraphs

Besides the regular postal service with Offices at Mercara and Virajpet, there is a local post called Anche, originally established by the Rajahs and still principally used for official communication between the district functionaries and the heads of departments, who are exempt from postage, but it is also open to the public both for letters and packages on the same terms as the Queen’s Post. By its means 160,999 letters, etc. have been dispatched in 1867-70, whilst the Queen’s Post at the two offices transmitted 147, 309 letters, etc. over the three lines, Mercara – Mysor,- Cannanore,-Manga –lore. For the Anche –tappal there are five lines

1. From Mercara to Fraserpet 20 miles
2. From Mercara to Kiggatnad 35 miles
3. From Mercara to Kodlipet 46 miles
4. From Mercara to Nalkanad 20 miles
5. From Mercara to Madyanad 5 miles

In localities away from these lines postal communication is very imperfect and public business much impeded and often seriously inconvenienced. Mercara has lately become the Head-quarters of the Malabar Coast Division of the Government Telegraph Department and consequently the Bangalore, Cannanore, and Mangalore lines are here united and Mercara is brought into telegraphic communication with all parts of the civilized world. During 1869 -70, 1595 messages have been received and dispatched, and yielded an income of Rs.1,798/-.

List of Post offices and their respective pincodes are

Office	Taluk	Pincode
Abburkatte	Somvarpet	571236
Abyathmangala	Virajpet	571253
Aigoor	Somwarpet	571251
Alur Siddapura	Somwarpet	571235
Ammathi	Virajpet	571211
Andagove	Somwarpet	571237
Ankanahalli	Somwarpet	571235
Arameri	Virajpet	571218
Arapattu	Virajpet	571212
Arecad	Virajpet	571253
Arji	Virajpet	571218
Aruvathoklu	Madikeri	571201
Aruvathoklu	Virajpet	571213
Athur	Virajpet	571215
Attur Nallur	Somwarpet	571237
Avandur	Madikeri	571201
B Shettigeri	Virajpet	571218
Badaga Bannagala	Virajpet	571253
Badaga	Virajpet	571217
Badagarakeri	Virajpet	571249
Baichanahally	Somwarpet	571234
Balagunda	Somwarpet	571236
Balaji	Virajpet	571213
Balambi Chembu	Madikeri	574234
Balamuri	Madikeri	571252
Balele	Virajpet	571219
Ballamavati	Madikeri	571214
Balliamandur	Virajpet	571216
Basavanahally	Somwarpet	571234
Begur	Virajpet	571216
Bekkesodlur	Virajpet	571216
Bellumadu	Virajpet	571218
Belur somwarpet	Somvarpet	571236
Bemblur	Somwarpet	571235
Bessur	Somvarpet	571231
Bethri	Madikeri	571252
Betoli	Virajpet	571218
Bettadahalli	Somwarpet	571236
Bettageri	Madikeri	571201
Bhadragola	Virajpet	571254
Bhagamandala	Madikeri	571247
Biligeri	Madikeri	571201
Biligeri	Somwarpet	571251
Bilugunda	Virajpet	571211
Birunani	Virajpet	571249
Bittangala	Madikeri	571218
Boikeri	Madikeri	571201
CHES	Somvarpet	571248
Chembebellore	Virajpet	571218
Chennayanakote	Virajpet	571215
Cherambane	Madikeri	571201
Chettalli	Somvarpet	571248
Chettimani	Madikeri	571247
Cheyandane	Madikeri	571212
Chikkamandur	Virajpet	571216
Devanageri	Virajpet	571218
Devanur	Virajpet	571219
Devarapura	NA	571213
Dhanugala	Virajpet	571213
Dundalli	Somwarpet	571235
Engilageri	Virajpet	571253
Galibeedu	Madikeri	571201
Ganagur	Somwarpet	571236
Garagandur	Somwarpet	571251
Garvale	Somwarpet	571251
Gonikoppal	Virajpet	571213
Gonimarur	Somwarpet	571236
Gopalapura	Somwarpet	571235
Gowdalli	Somwarpet	571236
Guddehosur	Somwarpet	571234
Guyya	Virajpet	571253
Hakathur	Madikeri	571252
Halgunda	Virajpet	571211
Halligattu	Virajpet	571216
Hanagallu	Virajpet	571236
Hancode	Somvarpet	571236
Handli	Somvarpet	571235
Haradur	Somvarpet	571237
Harangi Project	Somvarpet	571234
Harihara	Virajpet	571249
Hathur	Virajpet	571218
Hattihole	Somvarpet	571251
Hebbale	Somwarpet	571232
Heggala	Virajpet	571218
Heravanadu	Madikeri	571201
Herur	Somarpet	571234
Hodavada	Madikeri	571214
Hoddur	Madikeri	571252
Horoor	Somwarpet	571237
Hoskote	Somwarpet	571237
Hosur Ammathi	Virajpet	571211
Hudikeri	Virajpet	571249
Hysodlur	Virajpet	571249
Imangala	Virajpet	571218
Jodubetti	Virajpet	571216
K Boikeri	Virajpet	571218
K Bychanahalli	Somwarpet	571237
K Chettalli	Somwarpet	571248
K Nidugane	Madikeri	571201
K Parambu	Virajpet	571218
Kadagadal	Somwarpet	571248
Kadanga	Virajpet	571212
Kadanur	Virajpet	571218
Kaggodlu	Madikeri	571201
Kaikeri	Virajpet	571213
Kakkabbe	Madikeri	571212
Kalathmadu	Virajpet	571211
Kallur	Somvarpet	571237
Kalur	Madikeri	571201
Kanbile	Somvarpet	571237
Kandanakolli	Madikeri	571201
Kandangala	Virajpet	571218
Kanive	Somwarpet	571232
Kannangala	Virajpet	571211
Kanur	Virajpet	571216
Karada	Virajpet	571212
Karadigodu	Virajpet	571253
Karike	Madikeri	571247
Karmadu	Virajpet	571211
Kavadi	Virajpet	571211
Kedakal	Somvarpet	571237
Kedamallur	Virajpet	571218
Kiragandur	Somwarpet	571251
Kirgur	Virajpet	571216
Kodagarahalli	Somvarpet	571237
Kodlipet	Somvarpet	571231
Kolakeri	Madikeri	571214
Kondangeri	Virajpet	571252
Kothur	Virajpet	571216
Kotoor	Virajpet	571216
Kottageri	Virajpet	571219
Kottur	Madikeri	571201
Koynad	Madikeri	571201
Kudige	Somwarpet	571232
Kudumangalore	Somwarpet	571232
Kumarahalli	Somwarpet	571236
Kumbur	Somwarpet	571251
Kunda	Virajpet	571216
Kundacherry	Madikeri	571247
Kundalli	Somwarpet	571236
Kurchi	Virajpet	571217
Kusbur	Somwarpet	571236
Kushalnagar	Somwarpet	571234
Kutta	Virajpet	571250
Kuttandi	Virajpet	571218
Madalapura	Somvarpet	571232
Madapura	Somwarpet	571251
Made	Madikeri	571201
Madikeri West	Madikeri	571201
Madikeri	Madikeri	571201
Makkandur	Madikeri	571201
Makutta	Virajpet	571218
Malambi	Somwarpet	571235
Maldare	Virajpet	571253
Manchalli	Virajpet	571250
Maragodu	Madikeri	571252
Maroor	Virajpet	571254
Masagodu	Somwarpet	571236
Mathikad	Somwarpet	571237
Mayamudi	Virajpet	571213
Mekur Hoskeri	Virajpet	571215
Moovathoklu	Somwarpet	571251
Mudravalli	Somwarpet	571235
Mukkodlu	Somwarpet	571251
Mullusoge	Somwarpet	571234
Murnad	Madikeri	571252
Mythadi	Virajpet	571218
N Sirangala	Somwarpet	571237
Nadikeri	Virajpet	571216
Nagarahole	Virajpet	571250
Nalkeri	Virajpet	571217
Nalvathoklu	Madikeri	571218
Nandigunda	Somwarpet	571235
Nanjarayapatna	Somwarpet	571234
Napoklu	Madikeri	571214
Nelji	Madikeri	571214
Nelliahudikeri	Virajpet	571253
Nidtha	Somwarpet	571235
Nirugunda	Somwarpet	571231
Nittur	Virajpet	571219
Nokya	Virajpet	571254
Palur	Madikeri	571214
Parakatageri	Virajpet	571249
Parane	Madikeri	571212
Peraje	Madikeri	574314
Pollibetta	Virajpet	571215
Ponnampet	Virajpet	571216
Ponnappasanthe	Virajpet	571213
Rangasamudra	Somwarpet	571234
S Kattemadu	Madikeri	571252
Sampaje Gate	Madikeri	574234
Sannapulikote	Madikeri	571247
Shanivarasanthe	Somvarpet	571235
Shanthalli	Somwarpet	571236
Sirangala	Somwarpet	571232
Sirangalli	Somwarpet	571251
Somwarpet	Somwarpet	571236
Srimangala	Virajpet	571217
Suntikoppa	Somwarpet	571237
Surlabi	Somwarpet	571251
T Shettigeri	Virajpet	571249
Thakeri	Somwarpet	571236
Thalathmane	Madikeri	571201
Thannirahalla	Somvarpet	571236
Theralu	Virajpet	571249
Thithimathi	Virajpet	571254
Tholur Shettalli	Somwarpet	571236
Thorenur	Somwarpet	571232
Uluguli	Somwarpet	571237
Valnur	Somwarpet	571234
Virajpet	Virajpet	571218
Vontiangadi	Virajpet	571211
West Nemmale	Virajpet	571249
Yavakapady	Virajpet	571212
Yemmemadu	Madikeri	571214