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About Mele Village

Mele is a mid sized village in Dapoli tehsil, in the district of Ratnagiri, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 693, made up of 296 males and 397 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,341 females per 1000 males. The village covers 682.71 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 415712, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mele Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mele village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Ratnagiri
Tehsil Dapoli
Pincode 415712
Area (hectares) 682.71 hectares
Population 693
Male Population 296
Female Population 397
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,341
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Mele compares

By the 2011 count Mele is the 72nd largest of the 170 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 836 residents. Its 682.71 hectares work out to about 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1293.

Getting to Mele

Mele is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Mele as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Malvi, Mandivali, Mathegujar and Matwan. 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 Mele

As per the Census of India 2011, Mele village had a population of 693. That makes it the 72nd largest of the 170 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 836 residents.

Mele village has 296 males and 397 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mele has about 1341 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1293.

The pincode recorded for Mele is 415712. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mele covers 682.71 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Mele falls under Dapoli tehsil of Ratnagiri district in Maharashtra.

The census record for Mele 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 10+ km distance for Mele.

Mele is in Dapoli tehsil of Ratnagiri 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 Mele today is likely to be higher.

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