# Melrafa Village, Thuamul Rampur, Kalahandi (Odisha) – PIN Code

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Village · Thuamul Rampur, Kalahandi 

# Melrafa

Melrafa is a village in Thuamul Rampur sub-district of Kalahandi district, Odisha, PIN code **766037**. The 2011 Census counted **264 people in 60 households**, the 103rd largest of 275 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 31.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 45.0%.

- 264people (2011)
- 60households
- 31.8%literacy
- 766037PIN code

## Melrafa PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code766037
- Gram panchayatKerpai
- Community development blockThuamul-Rampur
- Census village code424326

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

## How far is Melrafa from nearby towns?

- Thuamul Rampur (sub-district HQ)95 km by road
- Bhawanipatna (district HQ)95 km by road
- Bhawanipatna (nearest town)95 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 Melrafa?

3 services counted by the Census are inside Melrafa; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Bhawanipatna
- ○Degree college10+ km · Bhawanipatna
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bhawanipatna
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watercovered wells

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 Melrafa known for?

The main crops are **ragi and bajra**. About 7% of the 32 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 Melrafa

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

■ Melrafa · ■ 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 ****85%**

**21%

Television ****3%**

**2%

Mobile phone ****3%**

**8%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**2%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****73%**

**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 Melrafa?

■ Melrafa · ■ Thuamul Rampur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****31.8%**

**45.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1296**

**1042

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1650**

**987

Working population ****61.7%**

**48.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 38.9% for men and 25.9% for women. 65% of men and 59% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 36 (22%) · **■** Farm labourers 15 (9%) · **■** Marginal 112 (69%)

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

- Serkapai277 people
- Parelguda275 people
- Malatipadar270 people
- Khakesh269 people
- Poiguda264 people
- Bahadaghat263 people
- Bhataguda262 people
- Tikilipadar261 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Melrafa?766037
- How far is Melrafa from Bhawanipatna?95 km by road
- What is the population of Melrafa?264 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Melrafa in?Kalahandi district (Thuamul Rampur sub-district), Odisha
- What is the literacy rate of Melrafa?31.8% (Census 2011)