# Melbuk Village, Khawzawl, Champhai (Mizoram) – PIN Code

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Village · Khawzawl, Champhai 

# Melbuk

Melbuk is a village in Khawzawl sub-district of Champhai district, Mizoram. The 2011 Census counted **533 people in 123 households**, the 17th largest of 29 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 94.3%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 95.2%.

- 533people (2011)
- 123households
- 94.3%literacy
- 989females per 1,000 males

## Melbuk PIN code and other codes

Melbuk falls in Khawzawl sub-district, Champhai district, Mizoram.

- Community development blockKhawzawl
- Census village code271327

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

## How far is Melbuk from nearby towns?

- Khawzawl (sub-district HQ)58 km by road
- Champhai (district HQ)18 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 Melbuk?

16 services counted by the Census are inside Melbuk; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●National highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●ATMIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Public libraryIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Champhai
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Aizawl
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)20 h summer · 20 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 Melbuk known for?

The main crops are **rice and ginger**. 

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

## Homes and amenities in Melbuk

Of every 100 households in Melbuk in 2011, 89 had electricity, 94 a toilet at home and 11 cooked with LPG; 48 had a mobile phone, 11 a two-wheeler and 6 a car.

■ Melbuk · ■ Khawzawl rural average

Electricity for lighting ****89%**

**94%

Toilet within the home ****94%**

**95%

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

**2%

Tap water ****100%**

**76%

Drinking water within premises ****4%**

**2%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****11%**

**15%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****83%**

**84%

Use banking services ****21%**

**28%

Television ****41%**

**42%

Mobile phone ****48%**

**74%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****11%**

**11%

Car / jeep / van ****6%**

**2%

None of these assets ****37%**

**19%

Own their home ****68%**

**83%

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 Melbuk?

■ Melbuk · ■ Khawzawl rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****94.3%**

**95.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****989**

**981

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****661**

**982

Working population ****38.5%**

**50.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 98.6% for men and 90.3% for women. 49% of men and 28% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 128 (62%) · **■** Farm labourers 7 (3%) · **■** Household industry 2 (1%) · **■** Other work 56 (27%) · **■** Marginal 12 (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 Khawzawl

- Lungtan658 people
- Neihdawn607 people
- Tualpui589 people
- New Chalrang550 people
- Vangtlang521 people
- Puilo474 people
- Tuipui461 people
- Hmuncheng347 people

[All 34 villages in Khawzawl](https://wherepedia.org/india/mizoram/champhai/khawzawl/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Melbuk from Champhai?18 km by road
- What is the population of Melbuk?533 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Melbuk in?Champhai district (Khawzawl sub-district), Mizoram
- What is the literacy rate of Melbuk?94.3% (Census 2011)