# Melgaon Village, Naigaon, Nanded (Maharashtra) – PIN Code

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Village · Naigaon, Nanded 

# Melgaon

Melgaon is a village in Naigaon sub-district of Nanded district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **551 people in 144 households**, the 81st largest of 87 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 65.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 72.7%.

- 551people (2011)
- 144households
- 65.7%literacy
- 996females per 1,000 males

## Melgaon PIN code and other codes

Melgaon falls in Naigaon sub-district, Nanded district, Maharashtra.

- Community development blockNaigaon
- Census village code545126

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

## How far is Melgaon from nearby towns?

- Naigaon (sub-district HQ)60 km by road
- Nanded (district HQ)51 km by road
- Nanded (nearest town)51 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 Melgaon?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Melgaon; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Kuntur
- ○Degree college10+ km · Naigaon
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Nanded
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)16 h summer · 16 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 Melgaon known for?

About 87% of the 260 hectares of village land is sown, and 150 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 Melgaon

Of every 100 households in Melgaon in 2011, 70 had electricity, 93 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 6 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Melgaon · ■ Naigaon rural average

Electricity for lighting ****70%**

**65%

Toilet within the home ****93%**

**20%

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

**79%

Tap water ****3%**

**38%

Drinking water within premises ****58%**

**28%

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

**8%

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

**92%

Use banking services ****31%**

**46%

Television ****1%**

**18%

Mobile phone ****6%**

**50%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**7%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****91%**

**41%

Own their home ****94%**

**94%

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 Melgaon?

■ Melgaon · ■ Naigaon rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****65.7%**

**72.7%

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

**947

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000**

**905

Working population ****52.1%**

**48.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 78.4% for men and 52.9% for women. 61% of men and 43% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 82 (29%) · **■** Farm labourers 178 (62%) · **■** Household industry 4 (1%) · **■** Other work 6 (2%) · **■** Marginal 17 (6%)

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 Naigaon

- Manjramwadi659 people
- Talbid650 people
- Takli642 people
- Paradwadi629 people
- Kopra546 people
- Charwadi498 people
- Takalgaon444 people
- Mugaon Tanda440 people

[All 91 villages in Naigaon](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/nanded/naigaon/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Melgaon from Nanded?51 km by road
- What is the population of Melgaon?551 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Melgaon in?Nanded district (Naigaon sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Melgaon?65.7% (Census 2011)