# Melani Village, Chanho, Ranchi (Jharkhand) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Chanho, Ranchi 

# Melani

Melani is a village in Chanho sub-district of Ranchi district, Jharkhand, PIN code **835301**. The 2011 Census counted **962 people in 189 households**, the 37th largest of 67 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 61.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 66.8%.

- 962people (2011)
- 189households
- 61.5%literacy
- 835301PIN code

## Melani PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Melani is 835301.** Melani falls in Chanho sub-district, Ranchi district, Jharkhand.

- PIN code835301
- Gram panchayatMurto
- Community development blockChanho
- Census village code374265

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

## How far is Melani from nearby towns?

- Chanho (sub-district HQ)10 km by road
- Ranchi (district HQ)50 km by road
- Ranchi (nearest town)50 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 Melani?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Ranchi
- ○Degree college10+ km · Ranchi
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Ranchi
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds

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 Melani known for?

The main crops are **rice**. About 61% of the 213 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 Melani

Of every 100 households in Melani in 2011, 78 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 25 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Melani · ■ Chanho rural average

Electricity for lighting ****78%**

**51%

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

**17%

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

**83%

Tap water ****0%**

**3%

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

**7%

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

**2%

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

**95%

Use banking services ****82%**

**63%

Television ****2%**

**17%

Mobile phone ****25%**

**42%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**10%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****30%**

**16%

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 Melani?

■ Melani · ■ Chanho rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****61.5%**

**66.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****996**

**980

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****861**

**953

Working population ****58.6%**

**43.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 73.5% for men and 49.9% for women. 58% of men and 59% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 201 (36%) · **■** Farm labourers 171 (30%) · **■** Other work 20 (4%) · **■** Marginal 172 (30%)

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 Chanho

- Kullu1,043 people
- Bejang1,006 people
- Naudi986 people
- Opa983 people
- Honhe954 people
- Ramdaga951 people
- Goke938 people
- Gutua924 people

[All 67 villages in Chanho](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/ranchi/chanho/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Melani?835301
- How far is Melani from Ranchi?50 km by road
- What is the population of Melani?962 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Melani in?Ranchi district (Chanho sub-district), Jharkhand
- What is the literacy rate of Melani?61.5% (Census 2011)