# Melghara Village, Thuamul Rampur, Kalahandi (Odisha)

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Village · Thuamul Rampur, Kalahandi 

# Melghara

Melghara is a village in Thuamul Rampur sub-district of Kalahandi district, Odisha, PIN code **766037**. The 2011 Census counted **224 people in 56 households**, the 123rd largest of 275 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 38.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 45.0%.

- 224people (2011)
- 56households
- 38.5%literacy
- 766037PIN code

## Melghara PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Melghara is 766037.** Melghara falls in Thuamul Rampur sub-district, Kalahandi district, Odisha.

- PIN code766037
- Gram panchayatKarlapat
- Community development blockThuamul-Rampur
- Census village code424253

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

## How far is Melghara from nearby towns?

- Thuamul Rampur (sub-district HQ)63 km by road
- Bhawanipatna (district HQ)40 km by road
- Bhawanipatna (nearest town)40 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 Melghara?

5 services counted by the Census are inside Melghara; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Thuamul Rampur
- ○Degree college10+ km · Bhawanipatna
- ○ITI / vocational schoolunder 5 km · Bhawanipatna
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertube wells / boreholes and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)13 h summer · 15 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 Melghara known for?

The main crops are **paddy and bazara**. About 8% of the 114 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 Melghara

Of every 100 households in Melghara in 2011, 0 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 2 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Melghara · ■ Thuamul Rampur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**7%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**16%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**84%

Tap water ****0%**

**8%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**6%

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

**0%

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

**99%

Use banking services ****33%**

**21%

Television ****4%**

**2%

Mobile phone ****2%**

**8%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**2%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****79%**

**68%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Melghara?

■ Melghara · ■ Thuamul Rampur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****38.5%**

**45.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1074**

**1042

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1250**

**987

Working population ****43.8%**

**48.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 47.7% for men and 29.7% for women. 57% of men and 31% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 22 (22%) · **■** Farm labourers 15 (15%) · **■** Other work 5 (5%) · **■** Marginal 56 (57%)

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 Thuamul Rampur

- Marguma235 people
- Semelpadar229 people
- Kerpai227 people
- Samapala227 people
- Madangguda222 people
- Uparpermanji220 people
- Godaramaska219 people
- Paljore219 people

[All 298 villages in Thuamul Rampur](https://wherepedia.org/india/odisha/kalahandi/thuamul-rampur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Melghara?766037
- How far is Melghara from Bhawanipatna?40 km by road
- What is the population of Melghara?224 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Melghara in?Kalahandi district (Thuamul Rampur sub-district), Odisha
- What is the literacy rate of Melghara?38.5% (Census 2011)