# Melan Village, Jamjodhpur, Jamnagar (Gujarat) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/gujarat/jamnagar/jamjodhpur/melan/ Village · Jamjodhpur, Jamnagar # Melan Melan is a village in Jamjodhpur sub-district of Jamnagar district, Gujarat, PIN code **360530**. The 2011 Census counted **1,497 people in 264 households**, the 29th largest of 69 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 65.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 70.5%. - 1,497people (2011) - 264households - 65.3%literacy - 360530PIN code ## Melan PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Melan is 360530.** Melan falls in Jamjodhpur sub-district, Jamnagar district, Gujarat. - PIN code360530 - Gram panchayatMelan - Community development blockJamjodhpur - Census village code514138 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Melan from nearby towns? - Jamjodhapur (sub-district HQ)7 km by road - Jamnagar (district HQ)70 km by road - Jamjodhpur (nearest town)7 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 Melan? 12 services counted by the Census are inside Melan; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Jamjodhapur - ○Degree college5–10 km · Jamjodhapur - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Jamjodhapur - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river - 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 Melan known for? The main crops are **ground nut, cotton and castor**. About 64% of the 688 hectares of village land is sown, and 205 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 Melan Of every 100 households in Melan in 2011, 61 had electricity, 8 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 66 had a mobile phone, 32 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Melan · ■ Jamjodhpur rural average Electricity for lighting ****61%** **90% Toilet within the home ****8%** **36% No toilet (open defecation) ****92%** **64% Tap water ****66%** **62% Drinking water within premises ****58%** **57% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%** **16% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****95%** **78% Use banking services ****43%** **62% Television ****36%** **52% Mobile phone ****66%** **69% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****32%** **40% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **2% None of these assets ****19%** **16% Own their home ****93%** **90% 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 Melan? ■ Melan · ■ Jamjodhpur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****65.3%** **70.5% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****907** **937 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****965** **931 Working population ****52.8%** **48.8% ### Women and men Literacy is 73.9% for men and 55.6% for women. 63% of men and 41% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ******** **■** Cultivators 263 (33%) · **■** Farm labourers 423 (54%) · **■** Other work 30 (4%) · **■** Marginal 74 (9%) 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 Jamjodhpur - Bagdhara1,647 people - Paradva1,578 people - Mahiki1,537 people - Vadwala1,536 people - Nandana1,380 people - Ambardi Bhupat1,308 people - Bhojabedi1,244 people - Son Vadiya1,229 people [All 69 villages in Jamjodhpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/gujarat/jamnagar/jamjodhpur/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Melan?360530 - How far is Melan from Jamnagar?70 km by road - What is the population of Melan?1,497 (Census 2011) - Which district is Melan in?Jamnagar district (Jamjodhpur sub-district), Gujarat - What is the literacy rate of Melan?65.3% (Census 2011)