About Meli Village

Meli is a large village in Siwana tehsil, in the district of Barmer, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,353, made up of 1,745 males and 1,608 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 921 females per 1000 males. The village covers 2524.13 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 344044, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Meli Overview

Census 2011 figures for Meli village
Description	Value
State	Rajasthan
District	Barmer
Tehsil	Siwana
Pincode	344044
Area (hectares)	2524.13 hectares
Population	3,353
Male Population	1,745
Female Population	1,608
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	921
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within village

How Meli compares

By the 2011 count Meli is the 19th largest of the 128 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 2,129 residents. Its 2524.13 hectares work out to about 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 914.

Getting to Meli

Meli is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Meli 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 village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Meli from other places

Meli lies about 108 km from Barmer, and the nearest railway station is Bamsin, about 8.6 km away. 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 Meli
Nearest railway station	Bamsin	8.6 km
Tehsil headquarters	Siwana	9.4 km
Nearest town	Siwāna	9.4 km
District headquarters	Barmer	108 km

Villages closest to Meli

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

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Common questions about Meli

As per the Census of India 2011, Meli village had a population of 3,353. That makes it the 19th largest of the 128 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,129 residents.

Meli village has 1,745 males and 1,608 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Meli has about 921 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 914.

The pincode recorded for Meli is 344044. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Meli covers 2524.13 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Meli falls under Siwana tehsil of Barmer district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Meli is Bamsin, about 8.6 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

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

Meli is about 108 km from Barmer in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Meli is in Siwana tehsil of Barmer district. Bamsin is about 8.6 km away. Siwana is about 9.4 km away. Siwāna is about 9.4 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.