# Gayan Village, Melchhamunda, Bargarh (Odisha) – PIN Code

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Village · Melchhamunda, Bargarh 

# Gayan

Gayan is a village in Melchhamunda sub-district of Bargarh district, Odisha, PIN code **768049**. The 2011 Census counted **1,676 people in 402 households**, the 8th largest of 73 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 74.9%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 75.6%.

- 1,676people (2011)
- 402households
- 74.9%literacy
- 768049PIN code

## Gayan PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Gayan is 768049.** Gayan falls in Melchhamunda sub-district, Bargarh district, Odisha.

- PIN code768049
- Gram panchayatGyan
- Community development blockPadmapur
- Census village code380212

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

## How far is Gayan from nearby towns?

- Melchhamunda (sub-district HQ)22 km by road
- Bargarh (district HQ)60 km by road
- Padmapur (nearest town)22 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 Gayan?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Degree college5–10 km · Bhukta
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bargaarh
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- 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 Gayan known for?

The main crops are **paddy, ground nuts and vegetables**. About 87% of the 851 hectares of village land is sown, and 169 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 Gayan

Of every 100 households in Gayan in 2011, 15 had electricity, 3 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 29 had a mobile phone, 11 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Gayan · ■ Melchhamunda rural average

Electricity for lighting ****15%**

**21%

Toilet within the home ****3%**

**8%

No toilet (open defecation) ****97%**

**92%

Tap water ****91%**

**12%

Drinking water within premises ****2%**

**3%

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

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**99%

Use banking services ****17%**

**26%

Television ****10%**

**14%

Mobile phone ****29%**

**20%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****11%**

**8%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****22%**

**26%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Gayan?

■ Gayan · ■ Melchhamunda rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****74.9%**

**75.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****983**

**992

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1176**

**991

Working population ****73.6%**

**65.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 82.4% for men and 67.2% for women. 76% of men and 71% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 259 (21%) · **■** Farm labourers 192 (16%) · **■** Household industry 16 (1%) · **■** Other work 101 (8%) · **■** Marginal 666 (54%)

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 Melchhamunda

- Guderpali1,975 people
- Ghanamal1,925 people
- Kundakhai1,902 people
- Jhungapali1,707 people
- Birjam1,567 people
- Sidhra1,488 people
- Kelenda1,480 people
- Kermeli1,442 people

[All 75 villages in Melchhamunda](https://wherepedia.org/india/odisha/bargarh/melchhamunda/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Gayan?768049
- How far is Gayan from Bargarh?60 km by road
- What is the population of Gayan?1,676 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gayan in?Bargarh district (Melchhamunda sub-district), Odisha
- What is the literacy rate of Gayan?74.9% (Census 2011)