# Melda Village, Tikari, Gaya (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Tikari, Gaya 

# Melda

Melda is a village in Tikari sub-district of Gaya district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **726 people in 99 households**, the 111th largest of 149 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 53.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 67.4%.

- 726people (2011)
- 99households
- 53.6%literacy
- 978females per 1,000 males

## Melda PIN code and other codes

Melda falls in Tikari sub-district, Gaya district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatKeshpa
- Community development blockTikari
- Census village code254721

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Melda from nearby towns?

- Tikari (sub-district HQ)11 km by road
- Gaya (district HQ)41 km by road
- Tikari (nearest town)15 km by road

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What facilities are there in Melda?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Melda; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Kespa
- ○Degree college10+ km · Mau
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gaya
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)5 h summer · 6 h winter

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Melda known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 46% of the 66 hectares of village land is sown, and 22 hectares are irrigated.

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Melda

Of every 100 households in Melda in 2011, 2 had electricity, 10 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 94 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Melda · ■ Tikari rural average

Electricity for lighting ****2%**

**9%

Toilet within the home ****10%**

**22%

No toilet (open defecation) ****88%**

**77%

Tap water ****0%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****98%**

**53%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****93%**

**94%

Use banking services ****3%**

**54%

Television ****3%**

**10%

Mobile phone ****94%**

**58%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**7%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****0%**

**25%

Own their home ****99%**

**98%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Melda?

■ Melda · ■ Tikari rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****53.6%**

**67.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****978**

**927

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1087**

**952

Working population ****51.0%**

**37.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 73.8% for men and 32.4% for women. 50% of men and 52% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 7 (2%) · **■** Farm labourers 320 (86%) · **■** Household industry 7 (2%) · **■** Other work 24 (6%) · **■** Marginal 12 (3%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Tikari

- Rasalpur753 people
- Kapea751 people
- Bazidpur Sakti743 people
- Ismailpur734 people
- Saidpur722 people
- Idinpur705 people
- Sidhay704 people
- Karea701 people

[All 155 villages in Tikari](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/gaya/tikari/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Melda from Gaya?41 km by road
- What is the population of Melda?726 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Melda in?Gaya district (Tikari sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Melda?53.6% (Census 2011)