About Melera Village

Melera is a large village in Raipur tehsil, in the district of Bankura, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,066, made up of 1,111 males and 955 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 860 females per 1000 males. The village covers 242.52 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 722162, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Melera Overview

Census 2011 figures for Melera village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	Bankura
Tehsil	Raipur
Pincode	722162
Area (hectares)	242.52 hectares
Population	2,066
Male Population	1,111
Female Population	955
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	860
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Melera compares

By the 2011 count Melera is the 11th largest of the 192 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 841 residents. Its 242.52 hectares work out to about 8.5 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 978.

Getting to Melera

Melera is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Melera 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 Manipur, Marosol, Masra and Matgoda. 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 Melera

As per the Census of India 2011, Melera village had a population of 2,066. That makes it the 11th largest of the 192 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 841 residents.

Melera village has 1,111 males and 955 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Melera has about 860 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 978.

The pincode recorded for Melera is 722162. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Melera covers 242.52 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.5 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Melera falls under Raipur tehsil of Bankura district in West Bengal.

The census record for Melera 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 Melera.

Melera is in Raipur tehsil of Bankura 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.