# 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 **259 people in 58 households**, the 108th largest of 275 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 9.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 45.0%.

- 259people (2011)
- 58households
- 9.6%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 panchayatNakrundi
- Community development blockThuamul-Rampur
- Census village code424351

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)67 km by road
- Bhawanipatna (district HQ)72 km by road
- Bhawanipatna (nearest town)72 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?

4 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
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Thuamul Rampur
- ○Degree college10+ km · Bhawanipatna
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bhawanipatna
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 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 market10+ km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watercovered wells and tube wells / boreholes
- 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 bajra**. About 19% of the 24 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, 2 had electricity, 24 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 0 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Melghara · ■ Thuamul Rampur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****2%**

**7%

Toilet within the home ****24%**

**16%

No toilet (open defecation) ****76%**

**84%

Tap water ****2%**

**8%

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

**6%

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

**0%

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

**99%

Use banking services ****0%**

**21%

Television ****0%**

**2%

Mobile phone ****0%**

**8%

Computer with internet ****3%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**2%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****82%**

**68%

Own their home ****94%**

**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+) ****9.6%**

**45.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1089**

**1042

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1125**

**987

Working population ****59.8%**

**48.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 9.0% for men and 10.2% for women. 63% of men and 57% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 3 (2%) · **■** Farm labourers 1 (1%) · **■** Marginal 151 (97%)

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

- Poiguda264 people
- Bahadaghat263 people
- Bhataguda262 people
- Tikilipadar261 people
- Pastiguda259 people
- Sargiguda258 people
- Ambajhola254 people
- Dandpadar250 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?72 km by road
- What is the population of Melghara?259 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Melghara in?Kalahandi district (Thuamul Rampur sub-district), Odisha
- What is the literacy rate of Melghara?9.6% (Census 2011)