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About Melauli Village

Melauli is a mid sized village in Satari tehsil, in the district of North Goa, Goa. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,636, made up of 835 males and 801 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 959 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1629.54 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 403506, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Melauli Overview

Census 2011 figures for Melauli village
Description Value
State Goa
District North Goa
Tehsil Satari
Pincode 403506
Area (hectares) 1629.54 hectares
Population 1,636
Male Population 835
Female Population 801
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 959
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Melauli compares

By the 2011 count Melauli is the 6th largest of the 71 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 696 residents. Its 1629.54 hectares work out to about 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 970.

Getting to Melauli

Melauli is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Melauli as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Melauli from other places

Melauli lies about 18 km from North Goa, and the nearest railway station is Kulem, about 20 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 Melauli
Nearest town Ponda 13 km
Tehsil headquarters Satari 18 km
District headquarters North Goa 18 km
Nearest railway station Kulem 20 km

Villages closest to Melauli

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Satari 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 Melauli

As per the Census of India 2011, Melauli village had a population of 1,636. That makes it the 6th largest of the 71 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 696 residents.

Melauli village has 835 males and 801 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Melauli has about 959 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 970.

The pincode recorded for Melauli is 403506. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Melauli covers 1629.54 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Melauli falls under Satari tehsil of North Goa district in Goa.

The nearest railway station to Melauli is Kulem, about 20 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 village for Melauli.

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

Melauli is in Satari tehsil of North Goa district. Ponda is about 13 km away. Satari is about 18 km away. North Goa is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Conquirem (under 2 km), Padeli (1.8 km) and Guleli (2.1 km).

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

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