# Purba Nalchar Village, Melaghar, West Tripura (Tripura) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tripura/west-tripura/melaghar/purba-nalchar/ Village · Melaghar, West Tripura # Purba Nalchar Purba Nalchar is a village in Melaghar sub-district of West Tripura district, Tripura, PIN code **799115**. The 2011 Census counted **6,313 people in 1,446 households**, the 5th largest of 28 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 94.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 87.3%. - 6,313people (2011) - 1,446households - 94.8%literacy - 799115PIN code ## Purba Nalchar PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Purba Nalchar is 799115.** Purba Nalchar falls in Melaghar sub-district, West Tripura district, Tripura. - PIN code799115 - Community development blockMelaghar - Census village code272103 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Purba 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 Purba Nalchar? 14 services counted by the Census are inside Purba Nalchar; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 5 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●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 - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Nalchar - ○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 Purba Nalchar known for? The main crops are **rice, groundnut and coffee**. Products made here include rubber, rubber sheet, pottery, serving try, decorative items and serving tray. About 60% of the 906 hectares of village land is sown, and 425 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 Purba Nalchar Of every 100 households in Purba Nalchar in 2011, 82 had electricity, 99 a toilet at home and 7 cooked with LPG; 60 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Purba Nalchar · ■ Melaghar rural average Electricity for lighting ****82%** **76% Toilet within the home ****99%** **95% No toilet (open defecation) ****1%** **4% Tap water ****26%** **25% Drinking water within premises ****60%** **41% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****7%** **7% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****92%** **93% Use banking services ****95%** **87% Television ****61%** **46% Mobile phone ****60%** **52% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****6%** **6% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****14%** **20% Own their home ****97%** **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 Purba Nalchar? ■ Purba Nalchar · ■ Melaghar rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****94.8%** **87.3% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****965** **949 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1028** **962 Working population ****44.8%** **41.1% ### Women and men Literacy is 96.7% for men and 92.8% for women. 60% of men and 28% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 364 (13%) · **■** Farm labourers 387 (14%) · **■** Household industry 260 (9%) · **■** Other work 871 (31%) · **■** Marginal 944 (33%) 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 - Paschim Nalchar7,887 people - Taksapara6,561 people - Rudijala5,856 people - Durlavnarayanpur5,819 people - Bardowal5,410 people - Mohanbhug4,829 people [All 28 villages in Melaghar](https://wherepedia.org/india/tripura/west-tripura/melaghar/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Purba Nalchar?799115 - How far is Purba Nalchar from Agartala?47 km by road - What is the population of Purba Nalchar?6,313 (Census 2011) - Which district is Purba Nalchar in?West Tripura district (Melaghar sub-district), Tripura - What is the literacy rate of Purba Nalchar?94.8% (Census 2011)