# Melwan Village, Indora, Kangra (Himachal Pradesh) – PIN Code

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Village · Indora, Kangra 

# Melwan

Melwan is a village in Indora sub-district of Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **176403**. The 2011 Census counted **669 people in 131 households**, the 41st largest of 112 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 83.8%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 83.7%.

- 669people (2011)
- 131households
- 83.8%literacy
- 176403PIN code

## Melwan PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Melwan is 176403.** Melwan falls in Indora sub-district, Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code176403
- Community development blockIndora
- Census village code008784

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

## How far is Melwan from nearby towns?

- Indora (sub-district HQ)32 km by road
- Dharmsala (district HQ)106 km by road
- Mukerian (nearest town)18 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 Melwan?

15 services counted by the Census are inside Melwan; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●National highwayIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Commercial bankIn village
- ●Cooperative bankIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Tiora
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Miani
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Pathankot
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- 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 Melwan known for?

The main crops are **maize and wheat**. About 70% of the 213 hectares of village land is sown, and 75 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 Melwan

Of every 100 households in Melwan in 2011, 98 had electricity, 40 a toilet at home and 78 cooked with LPG; 80 had a mobile phone, 41 a two-wheeler and 10 a car.

■ Melwan · ■ Indora rural average

Electricity for lighting ****98%**

**97%

Toilet within the home ****40%**

**40%

No toilet (open defecation) ****60%**

**60%

Tap water ****1%**

**63%

Drinking water within premises ****88%**

**58%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****78%**

**42%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****22%**

**56%

Use banking services ****94%**

**84%

Television ****83%**

**81%

Mobile phone ****80%**

**70%

Computer with internet ****3%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****41%**

**34%

Car / jeep / van ****10%**

**4%

None of these assets ****2%**

**7%

Own their home ****96%**

**96%

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 Melwan?

■ Melwan · ■ Indora rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****83.8%**

**83.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****962**

**922

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****886**

**826

Working population ****30.9%**

**36.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 87.5% for men and 79.9% for women. 50% of men and 11% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 69 (33%) · **■** Farm labourers 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 74 (36%) · **■** Marginal 63 (30%)

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 Indora

- Ghagwan739 people
- Miani733 people
- Manjwan 54)731 people
- Ban -Attarian730 people
- Malal666 people
- Paniala657 people
- Basantpur641 people
- Bela Indora606 people

[All 116 villages in Indora](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/kangra/indora/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Melwan?176403
- How far is Melwan from Dharmsala?106 km by road
- What is the population of Melwan?669 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Melwan in?Kangra district (Indora sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Melwan?83.8% (Census 2011)