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About Melagiri Village

Melagiri is a small village in Selsella tehsil, in the district of West Garo Hills, Meghalaya. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 195, made up of 94 males and 101 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,074 females per 1000 males. Its pincode is 794104, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Melagiri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Melagiri village
Description Value
State Meghalaya
District West Garo Hills
Tehsil Selsella
Pincode 794104
Population 195
Male Population 94
Female Population 101
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,074
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Melagiri compares

By the 2011 count Melagiri is the 225th largest of the 331 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 512 residents. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1001.

Getting to Melagiri

Melagiri is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Melagiri 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. The nearest villages by name are Matchokgre, Matkolgre, Maulakandi and Megonggre. 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 Melagiri

As per the Census of India 2011, Melagiri village had a population of 195. That makes it the 225th largest of the 331 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 512 residents.

Melagiri village has 94 males and 101 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Melagiri has about 1074 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1001.

The pincode recorded for Melagiri is 794104. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Melagiri falls under Selsella tehsil of West Garo Hills district in Meghalaya.

The census record for Melagiri 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 Melagiri.

Melagiri is in Selsella tehsil of West Garo Hills 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 Melagiri today is likely to be higher.

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