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

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Village · Luni, Jodhpur 

# Melwa

Melwa is a village in Luni sub-district of Jodhpur district, Rajasthan, PIN code **342001**. The 2011 Census counted **1,350 people in 225 households**, the 49th largest of 170 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 54.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 63.4%.

- 1,350people (2011)
- 225households
- 54.3%literacy
- 342001PIN code

## Melwa PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Melwa is 342001.** Melwa falls in Luni sub-district, Jodhpur district, Rajasthan.

- PIN code342001
- Community development blockLuni
- Census village code085591

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

## How far is Melwa from nearby towns?

- Luni (sub-district HQ)40 km by road
- Jodhpur (district HQ)49 km by road
- Jodhpur (nearest town)49 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 Melwa?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Melwa; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Dhawa 1
- ○Degree college10+ km · Luni
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Luni
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water and tanks / ponds
- 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 Melwa known for?

The main crops are **bajara, mung and moth**. About 77% of the 1,929 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 Melwa

Of every 100 households in Melwa in 2011, 45 had electricity, 7 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 64 had a mobile phone, 21 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Melwa · ■ Luni rural average

Electricity for lighting ****45%**

**65%

Toilet within the home ****7%**

**18%

No toilet (open defecation) ****93%**

**82%

Tap water ****2%**

**41%

Drinking water within premises ****1%**

**27%

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

**7%

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

**92%

Use banking services ****38%**

**61%

Television ****16%**

**27%

Mobile phone ****64%**

**73%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****21%**

**30%

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

**6%

None of these assets ****22%**

**16%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Melwa?

■ Melwa · ■ Luni rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****54.3%**

**63.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****934**

**940

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****910**

**885

Working population ****46.3%**

**43.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 68.4% for men and 39.4% for women. 49% of men and 43% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 211 (34%) · **■** Other work 25 (4%) · **■** Marginal 389 (62%)

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

- Loonawas Kalan1,491 people
- Gelawas1,448 people
- Sarechan1,447 people
- Loonawas Charna1,443 people
- Delumba1,286 people
- Purkhawas1,242 people
- Sangasani1,238 people
- Khera Sarecha1,221 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Melwa?342001
- How far is Melwa from Jodhpur?49 km by road
- What is the population of Melwa?1,350 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Melwa in?Jodhpur district (Luni sub-district), Rajasthan
- What is the literacy rate of Melwa?54.3% (Census 2011)