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Melwan Population - Kangra, Himachal Pradesh

Melwan is a medium size village located in Indora Tehsil of Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh with total 131 families residing. The Melwan village has population of 669 of which 341 are males while 328 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Melwan village population of children with age 0-6 is 83 which makes up 12.41 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Melwan village is 962 which is lower than Himachal Pradesh state average of 972. Child Sex Ratio for the Melwan as per census is 886, lower than Himachal Pradesh average of 909.

Melwan village has higher literacy rate compared to Himachal Pradesh. In 2011, literacy rate of Melwan village was 83.79 % compared to 82.80 % of Himachal Pradesh. In Melwan Male literacy stands at 87.54 % while female literacy rate was 79.93 %.

As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act, Melwan village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of village. Our website, don't have information about schools and hospital in Melwan village.

Melwan Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 131 - -
Population 669 341 328
Child (0-6) 83 44 39
Schedule Caste 125 66 59
Schedule Tribe 0 0 0
Literacy 83.79 % 87.54 % 79.93 %
Total Workers 207 172 35
Main Worker 144 - -
Marginal Worker 63 50 13

Caste Factor

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 18.68 % of total population in Melwan village. The village Melwan currently doesn’t have any Schedule Tribe (ST) population.

Work Profile

In Melwan village out of total population, 207 were engaged in work activities. 69.57 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 30.43 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 207 workers engaged in Main Work, 69 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 1 were Agricultural labourer.