# Melbak Village, Lahul, Lahul & Spiti (Himachal Pradesh)

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Village · Lahul, Lahul & Spiti 

# Melbak

Melbak is a village in Lahul sub-district of Lahul & Spiti district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **175133**. The 2011 Census counted **2 people in 1 households**, the 128th largest of 132 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 100.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 76.1%.

- 2people (2011)
- 1households
- 100.0%literacy
- 175133PIN code

## Melbak PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Melbak is 175133.** Melbak falls in Lahul sub-district, Lahul & Spiti district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code175133
- Community development blockLahul
- Census village code012299

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

## How far is Melbak from nearby towns?

- Kyelang (sub-district HQ)22 km by road
- Kyelang (district HQ)22 km by road
- Manali (nearest town)124 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 Melbak?

1 services counted by the Census are inside Melbak; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary school5–10 km · Shansha
- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Shansha
- ○Degree college10+ km · Gwar
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Udaypur
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water and untreated tap water
- 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 Melbak known for?

The main crops are **green peas, potato and kuth**. About 16% of the 6 hectares of village land is sown, and 1 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 Melbak

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

■ Melbak · ■ Lahul rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**96%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**86%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**12%

Tap water ****100%**

**98%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**53%

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

**31%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**63%

Use banking services ****100%**

**93%

Television ****0%**

**78%

Mobile phone ****100%**

**89%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**16%

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

**10%

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

**6%

Own their home ****100%**

**75%

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 Melbak?

■ Melbak · ■ Lahul rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****100.0%**

**76.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1000**

**887

Working population ****100.0%**

**72.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 100.0% for men and 100.0% for women. 100% of men and 100% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

****

**■** Cultivators 1 (50%) · **■** Marginal 1 (50%)

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 Lahul

- Bokar4 people
- Bokta4 people
- Tingal4 people
- Kirkircha2 people
- Muchhling2 people
- Barnam1 people
- Gemur-Gompa1 people
- Ghambari1 people

[All 140 villages in Lahul](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/lahul-spiti/lahul/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Melbak?175133
- How far is Melbak from Kyelang?22 km by road
- What is the population of Melbak?2 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Melbak in?Lahul & Spiti district (Lahul sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Melbak?100.0% (Census 2011)