# Mel -I Village, Kotkhai, Shimla (Himachal Pradesh) – PIN Code

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Village · Kotkhai, Shimla 

# Mel -I

Mel -I is a village in Kotkhai sub-district of Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **171225**. The 2011 Census counted **221 people in 49 households**, the 67th largest of 219 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 79.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 82.5%.

- 221people (2011)
- 49households
- 79.3%literacy
- 171225PIN code

## Mel -I PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Mel -I is 171225.** Mel -I falls in Kotkhai sub-district, Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code171225
- Community development blockJubbal-Kothkai
- Census village code026111

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

## How far is Mel -I from nearby towns?

- Kotkhai (sub-district HQ)36 km by road
- Shimla (district HQ)105 km by road
- Kotkhai (nearest town)36 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 Mel -I?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Mel -I; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Kalbog
- ○Degree college10+ km · Theog
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Jubbal
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water and covered wells
- 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 Mel -I known for?

The main crops are **maize, paddy and vegetables**. About 76% of the 75 hectares of village land is sown.

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

## Homes and amenities in Mel -I

Of every 100 households in Mel -I in 2011, 98 had electricity, 69 a toilet at home and 86 cooked with LPG; 98 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 31 a car.

■ Mel -I · ■ Kotkhai rural average

Electricity for lighting ****98%**

**94%

Toilet within the home ****69%**

**57%

No toilet (open defecation) ****31%**

**42%

Tap water ****98%**

**88%

Drinking water within premises ****98%**

**45%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****86%**

**62%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****14%**

**36%

Use banking services ****98%**

**76%

Television ****90%**

**74%

Mobile phone ****98%**

**84%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**2%

Car / jeep / van ****31%**

**18%

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

**6%

Own their home ****84%**

**79%

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 Mel -I?

■ Mel -I · ■ Kotkhai rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****79.3%**

**82.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1009**

**959

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****385**

**918

Working population ****84.6%**

**57.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 89.7% for men and 69.8% for women. 82% of men and 87% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 108 (58%) · **■** Farm labourers 21 (11%) · **■** Other work 7 (4%) · **■** Marginal 51 (27%)

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 Kotkhai

- Ghasi Gaon225 people
- Up Muhal Jol225 people
- Choela224 people
- Pal222 people
- Darbar Kotkhai219 people
- Joni216 people
- Behaun215 people
- Tahtoli Satanari214 people

[All 250 villages in Kotkhai](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/shimla/kotkhai/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Mel -I?171225
- How far is Mel -I from Shimla?105 km by road
- What is the population of Mel -I?221 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Mel -I in?Shimla district (Kotkhai sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Mel -I?79.3% (Census 2011)