# Melkundel Village, Thuamul Rampur, Kalahandi (Odisha)

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Village · Thuamul Rampur, Kalahandi 

# Melkundel

Melkundel is a village in Thuamul Rampur sub-district of Kalahandi district, Odisha, PIN code **766037**. The 2011 Census counted **689 people in 159 households**, the 18th largest of 275 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 32.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 45.0%.

- 689people (2011)
- 159households
- 32.8%literacy
- 766037PIN code

## Melkundel PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code766037
- Gram panchayatThuamul Rampur
- Community development blockThuamul-Rampur
- Census village code424398

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

## How far is Melkundel from nearby towns?

- Thuamul Rampur (sub-district HQ)89 km by road
- Bhawanipatna (district HQ)89 km by road
- Bhawanipatna (nearest town)29 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 Melkundel?

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

### In the village

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

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Th Rampur
- ○Degree college10+ km · Bhawanipatna
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bh Patna
- ○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) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- 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 Melkundel known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. 

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

## Homes and amenities in Melkundel

Of every 100 households in Melkundel in 2011, 1 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 5 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Melkundel · ■ Thuamul Rampur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****1%**

**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 ****98%**

**99%

Use banking services ****1%**

**21%

Television ****0%**

**2%

Mobile phone ****5%**

**8%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**2%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****69%**

**68%

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 Melkundel?

■ Melkundel · ■ Thuamul Rampur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****32.8%**

**45.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1194**

**1042

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1300**

**987

Working population ****62.3%**

**48.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 47.8% for men and 20.1% for women. 65% of men and 60% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 7 (2%) · **■** Farm labourers 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 3 (1%) · **■** Marginal 418 (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

- Gunpur750 people
- Birikote749 people
- Balangi731 people
- Saisurni711 people
- Padepadar669 people
- Semelpadar664 people
- Sirimaska661 people
- Uparajhapi653 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Melkundel?766037
- How far is Melkundel from Bhawanipatna?89 km by road
- What is the population of Melkundel?689 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Melkundel in?Kalahandi district (Thuamul Rampur sub-district), Odisha
- What is the literacy rate of Melkundel?32.8% (Census 2011)