# Melana Village, Vallabhipur, Bhavnagar (Gujarat) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/gujarat/bhavnagar/vallabhipur/melana/ Village · Vallabhipur, Bhavnagar # Melana Melana is a village in Vallabhipur sub-district of Bhavnagar district, Gujarat, PIN code **364760**. The 2011 Census counted **1,140 people in 190 households**, the 20th largest of 55 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.9%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 72.6%. - 1,140people (2011) - 190households - 72.9%literacy - 364760PIN code ## Melana PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Melana is 364760.** Melana falls in Vallabhipur sub-district, Bhavnagar district, Gujarat. - PIN code364760 - Gram panchayatMelana - Community development blockVallabhipur - Census village code516069 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Melana from nearby towns? - Vallabhipur (sub-district HQ)16 km by road - Bhavnagar (district HQ)55 km by road - Vallabhipur (nearest town)16 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 Melana? 9 services counted by the Census are inside Melana; 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 - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Vallabhipur - ○Degree college10+ km · Vallabhipur - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Vallabhipur - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Ration (PDS) shop10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps 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 Melana known for? The main crops are **cotton, sorghum and pearlmillet/bajra**. About 81% of the 672 hectares of village land is sown, and 116 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 Melana Of every 100 households in Melana in 2011, 95 had electricity, 64 a toilet at home and 53 cooked with LPG; 82 had a mobile phone, 65 a two-wheeler and 4 a car. ■ Melana · ■ Vallabhipur rural average Electricity for lighting ****95%** **93% Toilet within the home ****64%** **52% No toilet (open defecation) ****36%** **46% Tap water ****100%** **97% Drinking water within premises ****100%** **91% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****53%** **16% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****40%** **78% Use banking services ****81%** **55% Television ****44%** **46% Mobile phone ****82%** **70% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****65%** **29% Car / jeep / van ****4%** **3% None of these assets ****13%** **16% Own their home ****96%** **92% 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 Melana? ■ Melana · ■ Vallabhipur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****72.9%** **72.6% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****926** **941 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****610** **879 Working population ****38.9%** **40.8% ### Women and men Literacy is 82.3% for men and 63.3% for women. 59% of men and 17% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ******** **■** Cultivators 121 (27%) · **■** Farm labourers 42 (9%) · **■** Other work 203 (46%) · **■** Marginal 77 (17%) 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 Vallabhipur - Ratanpur1,509 people - Kala Talav1,483 people - Mul Dharai1,231 people - Juna Rampar1,177 people - Navaniya1,124 people - Mevasa1,065 people - Shahpur1,002 people - Kheta Timbi971 people [All 57 villages in Vallabhipur](https://wherepedia.org/india/gujarat/bhavnagar/vallabhipur/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Melana?364760 - How far is Melana from Bhavnagar?55 km by road - What is the population of Melana?1,140 (Census 2011) - Which district is Melana in?Bhavnagar district (Vallabhipur sub-district), Gujarat - What is the literacy rate of Melana?72.9% (Census 2011)