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About Melwa Village

Melwa is a mid sized village in Luni tehsil, in the district of Jodhpur, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,350, made up of 698 males and 652 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 934 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1929 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 342001, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Melwa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Melwa village
Description Value
State Rajasthan
District Jodhpur
Tehsil Luni
Pincode 342001
Area (hectares) 1929 hectares
Population 1,350
Male Population 698
Female Population 652
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 934
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Melwa compares

By the 2011 count Melwa is the 49th largest of the 169 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,307 residents. Its 1929 hectares work out to about 0.7 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 944.

Getting to Melwa

Melwa is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Melwa as Available within <5 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 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Magrasar, Mahadev Nagar, Mangal Nagar and Mehramnagar. 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 Melwa

As per the Census of India 2011, Melwa village had a population of 1,350. That makes it the 49th largest of the 169 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,307 residents.

Melwa village has 698 males and 652 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Melwa has about 934 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 944.

The pincode recorded for Melwa is 342001. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Melwa covers 1929 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Melwa falls under Luni tehsil of Jodhpur district in Rajasthan.

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

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

Melwa is in Luni tehsil of Jodhpur 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 Melwa today is likely to be higher.

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