# Paschim Nalchar Village, Melaghar, West Tripura (Tripura) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tripura/west-tripura/melaghar/paschim-nalchar/ Village · Melaghar, West Tripura # Paschim Nalchar Paschim Nalchar is a village in Melaghar sub-district of West Tripura district, Tripura, PIN code **799115**. The 2011 Census counted **7,887 people in 1,825 households**, the 3rd largest of 28 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 90.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 87.3%. - 7,887people (2011) - 1,825households - 90.3%literacy - 799115PIN code ## Paschim Nalchar PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Paschim Nalchar is 799115.** Paschim Nalchar falls in Melaghar sub-district, West Tripura district, Tripura. - PIN code799115 - Community development blockMelaghar - Census village code272104 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Paschim Nalchar from nearby towns? - Melaghar (sub-district HQ)12 km by road - Agartala (district HQ)47 km by road - Sonamura (nearest town)22 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 Paschim Nalchar? 14 services counted by the Census are inside Paschim Nalchar; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Middle schoolIn village · 5 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 2 doctors - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Mandi / regular marketIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Purba Nalchara - ○Degree college10+ km · Sonamura - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Indranagar - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Public bus service10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)18 h summer · 20 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 Paschim Nalchar known for? The main crops are **rice, vegetables and black papper**. Products made here include rubber, jute, steel factory, decorative items, scarf and furniture. About 97% of the 833 hectares of village land is sown, and 611 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 Paschim Nalchar Of every 100 households in Paschim Nalchar in 2011, 85 had electricity, 100 a toilet at home and 6 cooked with LPG; 47 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Paschim Nalchar · ■ Melaghar rural average Electricity for lighting ****85%** **76% Toilet within the home ****100%** **95% No toilet (open defecation) ****0%** **4% Tap water ****32%** **25% Drinking water within premises ****60%** **41% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****6%** **7% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****93%** **93% Use banking services ****86%** **87% Television ****55%** **46% Mobile phone ****47%** **52% Computer with internet ****2%** **0% Two-wheeler ****8%** **6% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **1% None of these assets ****18%** **20% 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 Paschim Nalchar? ■ Paschim Nalchar · ■ Melaghar rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****90.3%** **87.3% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****913** **949 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****846** **962 Working population ****38.9%** **41.1% ### Women and men Literacy is 93.9% for men and 86.3% for women. 57% of men and 19% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 540 (18%) · **■** Farm labourers 549 (18%) · **■** Household industry 374 (12%) · **■** Other work 819 (27%) · **■** Marginal 788 (26%) 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 Melaghar - Melaghar12,379 people - Choumohani8,317 people - Taksapara6,561 people - Purba Nalchar6,313 people - Rudijala5,856 people - Durlavnarayanpur5,819 people [All 28 villages in Melaghar](https://wherepedia.org/india/tripura/west-tripura/melaghar/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Paschim Nalchar?799115 - How far is Paschim Nalchar from Agartala?47 km by road - What is the population of Paschim Nalchar?7,887 (Census 2011) - Which district is Paschim Nalchar in?West Tripura district (Melaghar sub-district), Tripura - What is the literacy rate of Paschim Nalchar?90.3% (Census 2011)