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About Melankheda Village

Melankheda is a mid sized village in Jawad tehsil, in the district of Neemuch, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 898, made up of 463 males and 435 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 940 females per 1000 males. The village covers 282.72 hectares hectares.

Melankheda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Melankheda village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Neemuch
Tehsil Jawad
Area (hectares) 282.72 hectares
Population 898
Male Population 463
Female Population 435
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 940
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Melankheda compares

By the 2011 count Melankheda is the 36th largest of the 107 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,029 residents. Its 282.72 hectares work out to about 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 972.

Getting to Melankheda

Melankheda is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Melankheda as Available within <5 km distance. 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Melankheda from other places

Melankheda lies about 23 km from Neemuch. 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 Melankheda
Tehsil headquarters Jawad 9.0 km
Nearest town Nimach 18 km
District headquarters Neemuch 23 km

Villages closest to Melankheda

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

Common questions about Melankheda

As per the Census of India 2011, Melankheda village had a population of 898. That makes it the 36th largest of the 107 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,029 residents.

Melankheda village has 463 males and 435 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Melankheda has about 940 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 972.

Melankheda covers 282.72 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Melankheda falls under Jawad tehsil of Neemuch district in Madhya Pradesh.

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

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Melankheda.

Melankheda is about 23 km from Neemuch in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Melankheda is in Jawad tehsil of Neemuch district. Jawad is about 9.0 km away. Nimach is about 18 km away. Neemuch is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bolkheda (under 2 km), Semalpura (under 2 km) and Akli (under 2 km).

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

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