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About Meluwal Village

Meluwal is a mid sized village in Ranbir Singh Pora tehsil, in the district of Jammu, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 749, made up of 384 males and 365 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 951 females per 1000 males. The village covers 80.1 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 181102, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Meluwal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Meluwal village
Description Value
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Jammu
Tehsil Ranbir Singh Pora
Pincode 181102
Area (hectares) 80.1 hectares
Population 749
Male Population 384
Female Population 365
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 951
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 Meluwal compares

By the 2011 count Meluwal is the 73rd largest of the 163 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,040 residents. Its 80.1 hectares work out to about 9.4 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 930.

Getting to Meluwal

Meluwal is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Meluwal 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. The nearest villages by name are Mamka, Mana, Maralia and Mehlu. 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 Meluwal

As per the Census of India 2011, Meluwal village had a population of 749. That makes it the 73rd largest of the 163 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,040 residents.

Meluwal village has 384 males and 365 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Meluwal has about 951 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 930.

The pincode recorded for Meluwal is 181102. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Meluwal covers 80.1 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Meluwal falls under Ranbir Singh Pora tehsil of Jammu district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The census record for Meluwal 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 Meluwal.

Meluwal is in Ranbir Singh Pora tehsil of Jammu 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 Meluwal today is likely to be higher.

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