# Melan Village, Kumharsain, Shimla (Himachal Pradesh)

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Village · Kumharsain, Shimla 

# Melan

Melan is a village in Kumharsain sub-district of Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **172031**. The 2011 Census counted **835 people in 239 households**, the 7th largest of 171 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 84.8%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 84.3%.

- 835people (2011)
- 239households
- 84.8%literacy
- 172031PIN code

## Melan PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Melan is 172031.** Melan falls in Kumharsain sub-district, Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code172031
- Community development blockNarkanda
- Census village code023925

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?

- Kumharsain (sub-district HQ)33 km by road
- Shimla (district HQ)84 km by road
- Narkanda (nearest town)12 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?

13 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
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Degree college10+ km · Rampur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Kumharsain
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated 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 Melan known for?

The main crops are **wheat, maize and apple**. About 56% of the 164 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 Melan

Of every 100 households in Melan in 2011, 100 had electricity, 92 a toilet at home and 83 cooked with LPG; 83 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 13 a car.

■ Melan · ■ Kumharsain rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**97%

Toilet within the home ****92%**

**82%

No toilet (open defecation) ****6%**

**18%

Tap water ****99%**

**96%

Drinking water within premises ****72%**

**60%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****83%**

**72%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****2%**

**26%

Use banking services ****96%**

**87%

Television ****77%**

**77%

Mobile phone ****83%**

**82%

Computer with internet ****3%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**3%

Car / jeep / van ****13%**

**9%

None of these assets ****5%**

**5%

Own their home ****89%**

**87%

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 · ■ Kumharsain rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****84.8%**

**84.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1037**

**974

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1259**

**935

Working population ****56.0%**

**52.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 94.5% for men and 75.2% for women. 62% of men and 51% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 119 (25%) · **■** Farm labourers 60 (13%) · **■** Other work 58 (12%) · **■** Marginal 231 (49%)

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 Kumharsain

- Shiwan1,039 people
- Jarol951 people
- Bhutti907 people
- Bara Gaon842 people
- Batari716 people
- Mandholi622 people
- Kacheri621 people
- Shathla621 people

[All 186 villages in Kumharsain](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/shimla/kumharsain/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Melan?172031
- How far is Melan from Shimla?84 km by road
- What is the population of Melan?835 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Melan in?Shimla district (Kumharsain sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Melan?84.8% (Census 2011)