# Melisikia Village, Baliguda, Kandhamal (Odisha) – PIN Code

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Village · Baliguda, Kandhamal 

# Melisikia

Melisikia is a village in Baliguda sub-district of Kandhamal district, Odisha, PIN code **762110**. The 2011 Census counted **747 people in 168 households**, the 15th largest of 328 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 54.2%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 55.2%.

- 747people (2011)
- 168households
- 54.2%literacy
- 762110PIN code

## Melisikia PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Melisikia is 762110.** Melisikia falls in Baliguda sub-district, Kandhamal district, Odisha.

- PIN code762110
- Gram panchayatSolaguda
- Community development blockBaliguda
- Census village code416541

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

## How far is Melisikia from nearby towns?

- Baliguda (sub-district HQ)17 km by road
- Phulbani (district HQ)102 km by road
- G. Udayagiri (nearest town)86 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 Melisikia?

11 services counted by the Census are inside Melisikia; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Balliguda
- ○Degree college10+ km · Balliguda
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Phulabani
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)14 h summer · 14 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 Melisikia known for?

The main crops are **paddy and turmeric**. About 14% of the 420 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 Melisikia

Of every 100 households in Melisikia in 2011, 5 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 6 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Melisikia · ■ Baliguda rural average

Electricity for lighting ****5%**

**6%

Toilet within the home ****4%**

**3%

No toilet (open defecation) ****96%**

**96%

Tap water ****1%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****17%**

**4%

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

**0%

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

**99%

Use banking services ****88%**

**44%

Television ****6%**

**4%

Mobile phone ****6%**

**11%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**3%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**0%

None of these assets ****44%**

**49%

Own their home ****92%**

**96%

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 Melisikia?

■ Melisikia · ■ Baliguda rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****54.2%**

**55.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****992**

**1051

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****893**

**986

Working population ****36.4%**

**50.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 74.0% for men and 34.8% for women. 50% of men and 22% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 42 (15%) · **■** Farm labourers 1 (0%) · **■** Household industry 14 (5%) · **■** Other work 22 (8%) · **■** Marginal 193 (71%)

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 Baliguda

- Alimaha1,029 people
- Karnibera964 people
- Dadakangia876 people
- Burangia776 people
- Pusangia744 people
- Ganjupadi720 people
- Rutungia720 people
- Badagan662 people

[All 348 villages in Baliguda](https://wherepedia.org/india/odisha/kandhamal/baliguda/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Melisikia?762110
- How far is Melisikia from Phulbani?102 km by road
- What is the population of Melisikia?747 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Melisikia in?Kandhamal district (Baliguda sub-district), Odisha
- What is the literacy rate of Melisikia?54.2% (Census 2011)