About Melda Village

Melda is a mid sized village in Tikari tehsil, in the district of Gaya, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 726, made up of 367 males and 359 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 978 females per 1000 males. The village covers 66 hectares hectares.

Melda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Melda village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Gaya
Tehsil	Tikari
Area (hectares)	66 hectares
Population	726
Male Population	367
Female Population	359
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	978
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Melda compares

By the 2011 count Melda is the 105th largest of the 142 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,627 residents. Its 66 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 930.

Getting to Melda

Melda is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Melda as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Manikpur Baliari, Mardua, Matai and Math Usarsanda. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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.

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Common questions about Melda

As per the Census of India 2011, Melda village had a population of 726. That makes it the 105th largest of the 142 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,627 residents.

Melda village has 367 males and 359 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Melda has about 978 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 930.

Melda covers 66 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Melda falls under Tikari tehsil of Gaya district in Bihar.

The census record for Melda notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Melda.

Melda is in Tikari tehsil of Gaya district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.