# Melth Village, Kotkhai, Shimla (Himachal Pradesh) – PIN Code

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Village · Kotkhai, Shimla 

# Melth

Melth is a village in Kotkhai sub-district of Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **171202**. The 2011 Census counted **286 people in 77 households**, the 33rd largest of 219 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 74.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 82.5%.

- 286people (2011)
- 77households
- 74.4%literacy
- 171202PIN code

## Melth PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Melth is 171202.** Melth falls in Kotkhai sub-district, Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code171202
- Community development blockJubbal-Kothkai
- Census village code026161

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

## How far is Melth from nearby towns?

- Kotkhai (sub-district HQ)17 km by road
- Shimla (district HQ)65 km by road
- Kotkhai (nearest town)17 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 Melth?

12 services counted by the Census are inside Melth; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Cooperative bankIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Rawlakyar
- ○Degree college10+ km · Kotkhai
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Jubbal
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water and hand pumps
- 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 Melth known for?

The main crops are **apple, wheat and maize**. About 52% of the 78 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 Melth

Of every 100 households in Melth in 2011, 92 had electricity, 55 a toilet at home and 66 cooked with LPG; 86 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 16 a car.

■ Melth · ■ Kotkhai rural average

Electricity for lighting ****92%**

**94%

Toilet within the home ****55%**

**57%

No toilet (open defecation) ****45%**

**42%

Tap water ****94%**

**88%

Drinking water within premises ****51%**

**45%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****66%**

**62%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****19%**

**36%

Use banking services ****75%**

**76%

Television ****65%**

**74%

Mobile phone ****86%**

**84%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**2%

Car / jeep / van ****16%**

**18%

None of these assets ****6%**

**6%

Own their home ****49%**

**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 Melth?

■ Melth · ■ Kotkhai rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****74.4%**

**82.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****744**

**959

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1182**

**918

Working population ****64.3%**

**57.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 77.8% for men and 69.7% for women. 65% of men and 64% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 20 (11%) · **■** Farm labourers 13 (7%) · **■** Household industry 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 61 (33%) · **■** Marginal 89 (48%)

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

- Padrah304 people
- Pali304 people
- Gohach298 people
- Mahasu298 people
- Pohal285 people
- Bagen281 people
- Gobind Pur278 people
- Up Muhal Chaindel278 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Melth?171202
- How far is Melth from Shimla?65 km by road
- What is the population of Melth?286 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Melth in?Shimla district (Kotkhai sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Melth?74.4% (Census 2011)