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Melan

मेलन
Pansemal mandal
Pincode 451881
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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
RUPA VIKRAM RATHOD
Contact: 83****3656
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LGD code
478415
Pincode
451881
Post office
Khetia
Population
377
Households
73
Literacy rate
39.3%
Sex ratio
943 ♀/1000♂
Workers
241
Distance to district centre
133 km
Distance to mandal centre
103 km
Distance to Bhopal
336 km
Distance to Mumbai
341 km
Nearest railway station
Ranala · 36 km
Nearest hospital / PHC
Government hospital Khetia-10 · 5 km
Census 2011 · in context

How Melan compares

By population, Melan ranks #89 of 102 villages in Pansemal mandal.

Literacy rate
%
39.3%
−3.6% vs mandal average
Melan
39.3%
Pansemal mandal
42.9%
Barwani district
39.7%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
943
−52 vs mandal average
Melan
943
Pansemal mandal
995
Household size
people per home
5.2
−0.3 vs mandal average
Melan
5.2
Pansemal mandal
5.5

Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).

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Melan at a glance

Melan is a village of 377 people in 73 households (Census 2011) in Pansemal tehsil, Barwani district, Madhya Pradesh, the 89th-largest of 102 villages in Pansemal tehsil. Literacy is 39%, 4 points below the tehsil average of 43% and the sex ratio is 943 women per 1,000 men. It lies 133 km from the Barwani district centre, 33 km from Prakasha, the nearest town, 36 km from Ranala railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 451881, served by Khetia post office; the LGD village code is 478415. The nearest hospital or health centre is Government hospital Khetia-10, 5 km away. The sarpanch is RUPA VIKRAM RATHOD, and the village votes in Kasrawad assembly constituency, represented by MLA Sachin Subhashchandra Yadav. The population is estimated at 444 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.

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Nearby villages compared

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villagePopulationLiteracyDistance
Melan · this village37739%
Ukhalshem · Shahade39049%1.9 km W
Shrikhed · Shahade1,25258%2 km W
Ozarte · Shahade78039%3 km S
Bhadgone · Pansemal2,29757%3.7 km N
Titari · Shahade1,12144%4.1 km S
Baljhiri · Pansemal2,30446%4.1 km E

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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Melan

Treated tap water
No
Untreated tap water
No
Well water
No
Hand pump
Yes
Tube well / borewell
Yes
Electricity for homes
Yes
Electricity for farms
Yes
Power hours (summer)
6
Power hours (winter)
8
Primary school
1
Middle school
0
Secondary school
0
Senior secondary
0
Degree college
0
Primary health centre
0
Health sub-centre
0
Community health centre
0
Dispensary
0
Veterinary hospital
0
Post office
No
Sub post office
No
Commercial bank
No
Cooperative bank
No
ATM
No
Public bus service
Yes
Private bus service
Yes
Railway station
No
Pucca (paved) road
Yes
Anganwadi centre
Yes
ASHA worker
No
Fair-price shop
No
Mandi / regular market
No
Weekly haat
Yes
Nearest statutory town
KHETIA
Distance to nearest town (km)
4
Distance to district HQ (km)
96
Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
8
All-weather road
Yes
Total area (ha)
185.72
Irrigated area (ha)
83.72
Forest area (ha)
0

Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.

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Key facts — Melan

LGD code
478415
Pincode
451881
Post office
Khetia
Population (Census 2011)
377
Population (projected 2026)
444
Households
73
Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
943
Literacy rate
39.3%
Coordinates
21.65937°N, 74.63372°E
Lok Sabha constituency
Khargone
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Kasrawad
Member of Parliament
Gajendra Patel
Member of Legislative Assembly
Sachin Subhashchandra Yadav
Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
RUPA VIKRAM RATHOD
Block / Mandal
Pansemal
Getting there

How to reach Melan

Mandal centre
Pansemal · ≈ 103 km
≈ 3 h 31 min by car · 4 h 11 min by bike
Directions
District centre
Barwani · ≈ 133 km
≈ 4 h 33 min by car · 5 h 25 min by bike
Directions
Nearest town · 10,133 people
Prakasha · ≈ 33 km
≈ 1 h 8 min by car · 1 h 20 min by bike
Directions
Distance to cities · straight line
  • Bhopal336 kmcapital
  • Mumbai341 km
  • Hyderabad624 km
  • Delhi816 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
  • Railway stationRanala36 km
  • Hospital / PHCGovernment hospital Khetia-105 km
  • CollegeG. H. Mahajan A.C.S. junior college, Taloda44 km
  • Police stationPolice Station Taloda45 km
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Sources & freshness
  • Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
  • Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
  • Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records, 2026-05-14
  • Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
  • Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
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