About Mel I Village

Mel I is a small village in Kotkhai tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 221, made up of 110 males and 111 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,009 females per 1000 males. The village covers 75.25 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171225, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mel I Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mel I village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Shimla
Tehsil	Kotkhai
Pincode	171225
Area (hectares)	75.25 hectares
Population	221
Male Population	110
Female Population	111
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,009
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Mel I compares

By the 2011 count Mel I is the 67th largest of the 217 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 174 residents. Its 75.25 hectares work out to about 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 981.

Getting to Mel I

Mel I is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Mel I as Available within 5 - 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Mel I from other places

Mel I lies about 36 km from Shimla. 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 I
Tehsil headquarters	Kotkhai	12 km
District headquarters	Shimla	36 km

Villages closest to Mel I

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Mel I village had a population of 221. That makes it the 67th largest of the 217 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 174 residents.

Mel I village has 110 males and 111 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mel I has about 1009 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 981.

The pincode recorded for Mel I is 171225. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mel I covers 75.25 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Mel I falls under Kotkhai tehsil of Shimla district in Himachal Pradesh.

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

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

Mel I is about 36 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mel I is in Kotkhai tehsil of Shimla district. Kotkhai is about 12 km away. Shimla is about 36 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.