# Melawas Village, Luni, Jodhpur (Rajasthan) – PIN Code

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Village · Luni, Jodhpur 

# Melawas

Melawas is a village in Luni sub-district of Jodhpur district, Rajasthan, PIN code **342802**. The 2011 Census counted **525 people in 90 households**, the 117th largest of 170 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 65.0%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 63.4%.

- 525people (2011)
- 90households
- 65.0%literacy
- 342802PIN code

## Melawas PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Melawas is 342802.** Melawas falls in Luni sub-district, Jodhpur district, Rajasthan.

- PIN code342802
- Community development blockLuni
- Census village code085633

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

## How far is Melawas from nearby towns?

- Luni (sub-district HQ)31 km by road
- Jodhpur (district HQ)45 km by road
- Jodhpur (nearest town)45 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 Melawas?

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

### In the village

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

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Shivgawa
- ○Degree college10+ km · Luni
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Luni
- ○Primary health centre10+ 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 library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)4 h summer · 6 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 Melawas known for?

The main crops are **bajara, moth and guar**. About 84% of the 666 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 Melawas

Of every 100 households in Melawas in 2011, 67 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 89 had a mobile phone, 33 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Melawas · ■ Luni rural average

Electricity for lighting ****67%**

**65%

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

**18%

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

**82%

Tap water ****60%**

**41%

Drinking water within premises ****60%**

**27%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**7%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**92%

Use banking services ****48%**

**61%

Television ****21%**

**27%

Mobile phone ****89%**

**73%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****33%**

**30%

Car / jeep / van ****4%**

**6%

None of these assets ****9%**

**16%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Melawas?

■ Melawas · ■ Luni rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****65.0%**

**63.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****944**

**940

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1176**

**885

Working population ****55.0%**

**43.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 81.8% for men and 46.5% for women. 54% of men and 56% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 259 (90%) · **■** Farm labourers 17 (6%) · **■** Other work 6 (2%) · **■** Marginal 7 (2%)

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 Luni

- Kishanpura569 people
- Nainasar567 people
- Janguwas552 people
- Dhandhiya547 people
- Kagnada520 people
- Pannesingh Nagar516 people
- Mahadev Nagar494 people
- Khejara Nara493 people

[All 170 villages in Luni](https://wherepedia.org/india/rajasthan/jodhpur/luni/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Melawas?342802
- How far is Melawas from Jodhpur?45 km by road
- What is the population of Melawas?525 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Melawas in?Jodhpur district (Luni sub-district), Rajasthan
- What is the literacy rate of Melawas?65.0% (Census 2011)