# Melwan Village, Nangal, Rupnagar (Punjab) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/rupnagar/nangal/melwan/ Village · Nangal, Rupnagar # Melwan Melwan is a village in Nangal sub-district of Rupnagar district, Punjab, PIN code **140114**. The 2011 Census counted **1,008 people in 230 households**, the 37th largest of 57 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 81.2%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 82.3%. - 1,008people (2011) - 230households - 81.2%literacy - 140114PIN code ## Melwan PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Melwan is 140114.** Melwan falls in Nangal sub-district, Rupnagar district, Punjab. - PIN code140114 - Gram panchayatMelwan - Community development blockAnandpur Sahib - Census village code038550 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Melwan from nearby towns? - Nangal (sub-district HQ)9 km by road - Rupnagar (district HQ)70 km by road - Nangal (nearest town)6 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 Melwan? 11 services counted by the Census are inside Melwan; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Nangal - ○Degree college5–10 km · Nangal - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Nangal - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Public bus service5–10 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 12 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 Melwan known for? The main crops are **wheat, makki and paddy**. Products made here include atta, atta chakki and rice. About 84% of the 62 hectares of village land is sown, and 52 hectares are irrigated. Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Homes and amenities in Melwan Of every 100 households in Melwan in 2011, 97 had electricity, 27 a toilet at home and 28 cooked with LPG; 70 had a mobile phone, 34 a two-wheeler and 5 a car. ■ Melwan · ■ Nangal rural average Electricity for lighting ****97%** **97% Toilet within the home ****27%** **46% No toilet (open defecation) ****73%** **54% Tap water ****46%** **56% Drinking water within premises ****55%** **66% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****28%** **48% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****71%** **50% Use banking services ****66%** **80% Television ****69%** **82% Mobile phone ****70%** **77% Computer with internet ****0%** **2% Two-wheeler ****34%** **49% Car / jeep / van ****5%** **6% None of these assets ****9%** **4% Own their home ****99%** **98% 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 Melwan? ■ Melwan · ■ Nangal rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****81.2%** **82.3% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****965** **966 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****787** **884 Working population ****34.1%** **35.0% ### Women and men Literacy is 91.8% for men and 70.5% for women. 47% of men and 21% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 34 (10%) · **■** Farm labourers 11 (3%) · **■** Household industry 10 (3%) · **■** Other work 118 (34%) · **■** Marginal 171 (50%) 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 Nangal - Chhotewal1,087 people - Bandleri1,067 people - Raipur1,062 people - Majari1,052 people - Pasiwal958 people - Kulgraon941 people - Swamipur901 people - Daghaur841 people [All 59 villages in Nangal](https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/rupnagar/nangal/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Melwan?140114 - How far is Melwan from Rupnagar?70 km by road - What is the population of Melwan?1,008 (Census 2011) - Which district is Melwan in?Rupnagar district (Nangal sub-district), Punjab - What is the literacy rate of Melwan?81.2% (Census 2011)