# Meluwal Village, Ranbir Singh Pora, Jammu (Jammu and Kashmir)

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Village · Ranbir Singh Pora, Jammu 

# Meluwal

Meluwal is a village in Ranbir Singh Pora sub-district of Jammu district, Jammu and Kashmir, PIN code **181102**. The 2011 Census counted **749 people in 157 households**, the 74th largest of 163 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 80.9%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 82.3%.

- 749people (2011)
- 157households
- 80.9%literacy
- 181102PIN code

## Meluwal PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Meluwal is 181102.** Meluwal falls in Ranbir Singh Pora sub-district, Jammu district, Jammu and Kashmir.

- PIN code181102
- Gram panchayatKotli Shah Dola
- Community development blockR.S. Pura
- Census village code006032

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

## How far is Meluwal from nearby towns?

- R.S.Pora (sub-district HQ)5 km by road
- Jammu (district HQ)25 km by road
- R.S.Pora (nearest town)5 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 Meluwal?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Meluwal; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 2 private
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · R.S.Pora
- ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · R.S.Pora
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · R.S.Pora
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 13 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 Meluwal known for?

The main crops are **wheat, maiza and paddy**. Products made here include nil, nil, nil, nil and nil. About 100% of the 80 hectares of village land is sown, and 76 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 Meluwal

Of every 100 households in Meluwal in 2011, 100 had electricity, 21 a toilet at home and 78 cooked with LPG; 86 had a mobile phone, 47 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Meluwal · ■ Ranbir Singh Pora rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**98%

Toilet within the home ****21%**

**36%

No toilet (open defecation) ****79%**

**63%

Tap water ****0%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****92%**

**88%

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

**65%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****21%**

**32%

Use banking services ****91%**

**87%

Television ****89%**

**83%

Mobile phone ****86%**

**67%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****47%**

**40%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**6%

None of these assets ****3%**

**6%

Own their home ****100%**

**98%

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 Meluwal?

■ Meluwal · ■ Ranbir Singh Pora rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****80.9%**

**82.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****951**

**902

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****580**

**718

Working population ****18.4%**

**28.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 87.4% for men and 74.4% for women. 29% of men and 7% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 4 (3%) · **■** Household industry 2 (1%) · **■** Other work 98 (71%) · **■** Marginal 34 (25%)

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 Ranbir Singh Pora

- Talhar792 people
- Chak Bhula785 people
- Balah768 people
- Chak Talab749 people
- Mamka748 people
- Mokhey738 people
- Nari722 people
- Bega714 people

[All 190 villages in Ranbir Singh Pora](https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/jammu/ranbir-singh-pora/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Meluwal?181102
- How far is Meluwal from Jammu?25 km by road
- What is the population of Meluwal?749 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Meluwal in?Jammu district (Ranbir Singh Pora sub-district), Jammu and Kashmir
- What is the literacy rate of Meluwal?80.9% (Census 2011)
