About Mel Ii Village

Mel Ii is a small village in Kotkhai tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 92, made up of 45 males and 47 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,044 females per 1000 males. The village covers 29.51 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171002, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mel Ii Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mel Ii village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Shimla
Tehsil	Kotkhai
Pincode	171002
Area (hectares)	29.51 hectares
Population	92
Male Population	45
Female Population	47
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,044
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Mel Ii compares

By the 2011 count Mel Ii is the 152nd largest of the 217 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 174 residents. Its 29.51 hectares work out to about 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 981.

Getting to Mel Ii

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

Mel Ii 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 Ii
Tehsil headquarters	Kotkhai	12 km
District headquarters	Shimla	36 km

Villages closest to Mel Ii

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 Ii

As per the Census of India 2011, Mel Ii village had a population of 92. That makes it the 152nd largest of the 217 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 174 residents.

Mel Ii village has 45 males and 47 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mel Ii has about 1044 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 981.

The pincode recorded for Mel Ii is 171002. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mel Ii covers 29.51 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The census record for Mel Ii notes the nearest railway station 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 Ii.

Mel Ii 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 Ii 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.