# Melaj Village, Viramgam, Ahmadabad (Gujarat) – PIN Code

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Village · Viramgam, Ahmadabad 

# Melaj

Melaj is a village in Viramgam sub-district of Ahmadabad district, Gujarat, PIN code **382150**. The 2011 Census counted **1,634 people in 295 households**, the 38th largest of 66 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 69.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 65.7%.

- 1,634people (2011)
- 295households
- 69.2%literacy
- 382150PIN code

## Melaj PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Melaj is 382150.** Melaj falls in Viramgam sub-district, Ahmadabad district, Gujarat.

- PIN code382150
- Gram panchayatMelaj
- Community development blockViramgam
- Census village code511515

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

## How far is Melaj from nearby towns?

- Viramgam (sub-district HQ)14 km by road
- Ahmadabad (district HQ)77 km by road
- Viramgam (nearest town)14 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 Melaj?

14 services counted by the Census are inside Melaj; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Viramgam
- ○Degree college10+ km · Viramgam
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Viramgam
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)24 h summer · 24 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 Melaj known for?

The main crops are **cotton, pearlmillet/bajra and wheat**. About 91% of the 1,238 hectares of village land is sown, and 249 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 Melaj

Of every 100 households in Melaj in 2011, 98 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 69 had a mobile phone, 14 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Melaj · ■ Viramgam rural average

Electricity for lighting ****98%**

**93%

Toilet within the home ****2%**

**18%

No toilet (open defecation) ****98%**

**82%

Tap water ****0%**

**62%

Drinking water within premises ****78%**

**53%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%**

**9%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%**

**89%

Use banking services ****35%**

**48%

Television ****52%**

**47%

Mobile phone ****69%**

**60%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****14%**

**16%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**2%

None of these assets ****12%**

**23%

Own their home ****95%**

**94%

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 Melaj?

■ Melaj · ■ Viramgam rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****69.2%**

**65.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****934**

**930

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****815**

**911

Working population ****48.8%**

**40.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 79.5% for men and 58.4% for women. 57% of men and 40% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 62 (8%) · **■** Farm labourers 254 (32%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 42 (5%) · **■** Marginal 438 (55%)

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 Viramgam

- Vasveliya1,657 people
- Nadiyana1,653 people
- Jalampura1,646 people
- Valana1,640 people
- Moti Kishol1,519 people
- Rahemalpur1,484 people
- Vadgas1,456 people
- Bhadana1,437 people

[All 68 villages in Viramgam](https://wherepedia.org/india/gujarat/ahmadabad/viramgam/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Melaj?382150
- How far is Melaj from Ahmadabad?77 km by road
- What is the population of Melaj?1,634 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Melaj in?Ahmadabad district (Viramgam sub-district), Gujarat
- What is the literacy rate of Melaj?69.2% (Census 2011)