# Mele Village, Dapoli, Ratnagiri (Maharashtra) – PIN Code

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Village · Dapoli, Ratnagiri 

# Mele

Mele is a village in Dapoli sub-district of Ratnagiri district, Maharashtra, PIN code **415712**. The 2011 Census counted **693 people in 198 households**, the 74th largest of 172 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 65.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 78.8%.

- 693people (2011)
- 198households
- 65.3%literacy
- 415712PIN code

## Mele PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Mele is 415712.** Mele falls in Dapoli sub-district, Ratnagiri district, Maharashtra.

- PIN code415712
- Community development blockDapoli
- Census village code564912

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

## How far is Mele from nearby towns?

- Dapoli Camp (sub-district HQ)19 km by road
- Ratnagiri (district HQ)195 km by road
- Dapoli Camp (nearest town)19 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 Mele?

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

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Ravate
- ○Degree college10+ km · Dapoli
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Ravate
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertube wells / boreholes and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)16 h summer · 18 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 Mele known for?

About 63% of the 683 hectares of village land is sown, and 276 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 Mele

Of every 100 households in Mele in 2011, 96 had electricity, 75 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 16 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Mele · ■ Dapoli rural average

Electricity for lighting ****96%**

**92%

Toilet within the home ****75%**

**59%

No toilet (open defecation) ****8%**

**16%

Tap water ****2%**

**65%

Drinking water within premises ****68%**

**31%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**18%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**80%

Use banking services ****54%**

**53%

Television ****17%**

**35%

Mobile phone ****16%**

**29%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**10%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**3%

None of these assets ****32%**

**29%

Own their home ****89%**

**93%

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 Mele?

■ Mele · ■ Dapoli rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****65.3%**

**78.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1341**

**1195

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****646**

**949

Working population ****27.8%**

**42.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 78.2% for men and 56.6% for women. 44% of men and 16% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 82 (42%) · **■** Farm labourers 81 (42%) · **■** Household industry 2 (1%) · **■** Other work 28 (15%)

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 Dapoli

- Utambar788 people
- Nigade752 people
- Tangar738 people
- Kadivali723 people
- Gudaghe687 people
- Gaontale681 people
- Virsai680 people
- Visapur670 people

[All 173 villages in Dapoli](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/ratnagiri/dapoli/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Mele?415712
- How far is Mele from Ratnagiri?195 km by road
- What is the population of Mele?693 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Mele in?Ratnagiri district (Dapoli sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Mele?65.3% (Census 2011)