# Melaka Village, Kuakhia, Jajapur (Odisha) – PIN Code

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Village · Kuakhia, Jajapur 

# Melaka

Melaka is a village in Kuakhia sub-district of Jajapur district, Odisha, PIN code **755008**. The 2011 Census counted **303 people in 61 households**, the 94th largest of 115 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 91.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 84.1%.

- 303people (2011)
- 61households
- 91.5%literacy
- 755008PIN code

## Melaka PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Melaka is 755008.** Melaka falls in Kuakhia sub-district, Jajapur district, Odisha.

- PIN code755008
- Gram panchayatOdiso
- Community development blockRasulpur
- Census village code401517

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

## How far is Melaka from nearby towns?

- Kuakhia (sub-district HQ)8 km by road
- Jajapur (district HQ)24 km by road
- Jajapur (nearest town)24 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 Melaka?

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

### In the village

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

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Ragadiposi
- ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Madhuban
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Jajpur Road
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- Electricity (2011)18 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 Melaka known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 38% of the 19 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 Melaka

Of every 100 households in Melaka in 2011, 64 had electricity, 31 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 45 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Melaka · ■ Kuakhia rural average

Electricity for lighting ****64%**

**58%

Toilet within the home ****31%**

**24%

No toilet (open defecation) ****69%**

**75%

Tap water ****0%**

**8%

Drinking water within premises ****23%**

**46%

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

**5%

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

**89%

Use banking services ****42%**

**56%

Television ****24%**

**31%

Mobile phone ****45%**

**46%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****10%**

**15%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****14%**

**14%

Own their home ****100%**

**97%

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 Melaka?

■ Melaka · ■ Kuakhia rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****91.5%**

**84.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****918**

**958

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****778**

**950

Working population ****22.8%**

**30.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 93.6% for men and 89.3% for women. 42% of men and 2% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 19 (28%) · **■** Farm labourers 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 17 (25%) · **■** Marginal 32 (46%)

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 Kuakhia

- Kandasara376 people
- Brahmapur354 people
- Sadambila326 people
- Haridapal306 people
- Jitipur298 people
- Kamarpal297 people
- Ganesh patana292 people
- Dialakhandi275 people

[All 122 villages in Kuakhia](https://wherepedia.org/india/odisha/jajapur/kuakhia/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Melaka?755008
- How far is Melaka from Jajapur?24 km by road
- What is the population of Melaka?303 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Melaka in?Jajapur district (Kuakhia sub-district), Odisha
- What is the literacy rate of Melaka?91.5% (Census 2011)