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About Melwan Village

Melwan is a mid sized village in Nangal tehsil, in the district of Rupnagar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,008, made up of 513 males and 495 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 965 females per 1000 males. The village covers 62 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 140114, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Melwan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Melwan village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Rupnagar
Tehsil Nangal
Pincode 140114
Area (hectares) 62 hectares
Population 1,008
Male Population 513
Female Population 495
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 965
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Melwan compares

By the 2011 count Melwan is the 37th largest of the 57 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,493 residents. Its 62 hectares work out to about 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 964.

Getting to Melwan

Melwan is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Melwan as Available within 5 - 10 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 5 - 10 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Manakpur, Maujowal, Medha Majra and Meghpur. 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 Melwan

As per the Census of India 2011, Melwan village had a population of 1,008. That makes it the 37th largest of the 57 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,493 residents.

Melwan village has 513 males and 495 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Melwan has about 965 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 964.

The pincode recorded for Melwan is 140114. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Melwan covers 62 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Melwan falls under Nangal tehsil of Rupnagar district in Punjab.

The census record for Melwan notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Melwan.

Melwan is in Nangal tehsil of Rupnagar 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 Melwan today is likely to be higher.

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