About Melwan Village

Melwan is a mid sized village in Indora tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 669, made up of 341 males and 328 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 962 females per 1000 males. The village covers 213.45 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176403, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Melwan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Melwan village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Kangra
Tehsil	Indora
Pincode	176403
Area (hectares)	213.45 hectares
Population	669
Male Population	341
Female Population	328
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	962
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Melwan compares

By the 2011 count Melwan is the 41st largest of the 111 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 690 residents. Its 213.45 hectares work out to about 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 962.

Getting to Melwan

Melwan is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Melwan 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Melwan from other places

Melwan lies about 61 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Chak Kalan, about 2.0 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 Melwan
Nearest railway station	Chak Kalan	2.0 km
Tehsil headquarters	Indora	13 km
Nearest town	Mukeriān	14 km
District headquarters	Kangra	61 km

Villages closest to Melwan

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Melwan village had a population of 669. That makes it the 41st largest of the 111 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 690 residents.

Melwan village has 341 males and 328 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Melwan has about 962 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 962.

The pincode recorded for Melwan is 176403. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Melwan covers 213.45 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Melwan falls under Indora tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Melwan is Chak Kalan, about 2.0 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Melwan.

Melwan is about 61 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Melwan is in Indora tehsil of Kangra district. Chak Kalan is about 2.0 km away. Indora is about 13 km away. Mukeriān is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.