About Melana Village

Melana is a large village in Ghatgaon tehsil, in the district of Kendujhar, Odisha. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,225, made up of 1,108 males and 1,117 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,008 females per 1000 males. The village covers 982 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 758027, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Melana Overview

Census 2011 figures for Melana village
Description	Value
State	Odisha
District	Kendujhar
Tehsil	Ghatgaon
Pincode	758027
Area (hectares)	982 hectares
Population	2,225
Male Population	1,108
Female Population	1,117
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,008
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Melana compares

By the 2011 count Melana is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 830 residents. Its 982 hectares work out to about 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1003.

Getting to Melana

Melana is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Melana as Available within 10+ km distance. 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 Mahuldiha, Manada, Manoharapur and Mathurapasi. 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.

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Common questions about Melana

As per the Census of India 2011, Melana village had a population of 2,225. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 830 residents.

Melana village has 1,108 males and 1,117 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Melana has about 1008 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1003.

The pincode recorded for Melana is 758027. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Melana covers 982 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Melana falls under Ghatgaon tehsil of Kendujhar district in Odisha.

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

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Melana.

Melana is in Ghatgaon tehsil of Kendujhar 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.