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About Melion Village

Melion is a mid sized village in Paonta Sahib tehsil, in the district of Sirmaur, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,039, made up of 546 males and 493 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 903 females per 1000 males. The village covers 88.35 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 173025, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Melion Overview

Census 2011 figures for Melion village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Sirmaur
Tehsil Paonta Sahib
Pincode 173025
Area (hectares) 88.35 hectares
Population 1,039
Male Population 546
Female Population 493
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 903
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Melion compares

By the 2011 count Melion is the 44th largest of the 140 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 943 residents. Its 88.35 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 915.

Getting to Melion

Melion is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Melion as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Majra, Majri Paharuwala, Malgi Dadhyat and Mandhana. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Melion

As per the Census of India 2011, Melion village had a population of 1,039. That makes it the 44th largest of the 140 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 943 residents.

Melion village has 546 males and 493 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Melion has about 903 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 915.

The pincode recorded for Melion is 173025. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Melion covers 88.35 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Melion falls under Paonta Sahib tehsil of Sirmaur district in Himachal Pradesh.

The census record for Melion 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 <5 km distance for Melion.

Melion is in Paonta Sahib tehsil of Sirmaur district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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