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About Melahait Village

Melahait is a mid sized village in Tamluk tehsil, in the district of Purba Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 906, made up of 482 males and 424 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 880 females per 1000 males. The village covers 56.42 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721630, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Melahait Overview

Census 2011 figures for Melahait village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Purba Medinipur
Tehsil Tamluk
Pincode 721630
Area (hectares) 56.42 hectares
Population 906
Male Population 482
Female Population 424
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 880
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Melahait compares

By the 2011 count Melahait is the 78th largest of the 97 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,022 residents. Its 56.42 hectares work out to about 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 942.

Getting to Melahait

Melahait is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Melahait 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 Lalitageria, Lohanda, Madanmohanchak and Maishali. 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 Melahait

As per the Census of India 2011, Melahait village had a population of 906. That makes it the 78th largest of the 97 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,022 residents.

Melahait village has 482 males and 424 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Melahait has about 880 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 942.

The pincode recorded for Melahait is 721630. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Melahait covers 56.42 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Melahait falls under Tamluk tehsil of Purba Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The census record for Melahait 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 Melahait.

Melahait is in Tamluk tehsil of Purba Medinipur 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 Melahait today is likely to be higher.

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