About Mel Village

Mel is a mid sized village in Dalhousie tehsil, in the district of Chamba, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,139, made up of 545 males and 594 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,090 females per 1000 males. The village covers 433.6 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176301, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mel Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mel village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Chamba
Tehsil	Dalhousie
Pincode	176301
Area (hectares)	433.6 hectares
Population	1,139
Male Population	545
Female Population	594
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,090
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Mel compares

By the 2011 count Mel is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 304 residents. Its 433.6 hectares work out to about 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1025.

Getting to Mel

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

Mel lies about 26 km from Chamba, and the nearest railway station is Nurpur Road, about 14 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 Mel
Nearest railway station	Nurpur Road	14 km
Tehsil headquarters	Dalhousie	19 km
Nearest town	Mamun	26 km
District headquarters	Chamba	26 km

Villages closest to Mel

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

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Common questions about Mel

As per the Census of India 2011, Mel village had a population of 1,139. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 304 residents.

Mel village has 545 males and 594 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mel has about 1090 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1025.

The pincode recorded for Mel is 176301. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mel covers 433.6 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Mel falls under Dalhousie tehsil of Chamba district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Mel is Nurpur Road, about 14 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 Mel.

Mel is about 26 km from Chamba in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mel is in Dalhousie tehsil of Chamba district. Nurpur Road is about 14 km away. Dalhousie is about 19 km away. Mamun is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.