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September 2026
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Panchayat samiti member shot dead in Odisha's Bargarh
Reported by The New Indian Express.
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- LGD code
- 380197
- Pincode
- 768035
- Post office
- Melchhamunda
- Population
- 1,280
- Households
- 316
- Literacy rate
- 72.7%
- Sex ratio
- 994 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 809
- Distance to district centre
- 16 km
- Distance to mandal centre
- 9 km
- Distance to Bhubaneswar
- 282 km
- Distance to Kolkata
- 554 km
- Nearest railway station
- Dungripali · 33 km
- Nearest hospital / PHC
- Christian Hospital · 2 km
২০১১ জনগণনা · তুলনায়
Melchhamunda তুলনায়
By population, Melchhamunda ranks #20 of 108 villages in Padmapur mandal.
Literacy rate
%
72.7%
+9.3% vs mandal average
- Melchhamunda
- 72.7%
- Padmapur mandal
- 63.4%
- Bargarh district
- 66.4%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
994
−11 vs mandal average
- Melchhamunda
- 994
- Padmapur mandal
- 1,005
Household size
people per home
4.1
+0.1 vs mandal average
- Melchhamunda
- 4.1
- Padmapur mandal
- 4.0
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Melchhamunda এক নজরে
Melchhamunda Odisha-এর Bargarh জেলার Padmapur ব্লক-এ 1,280 জনসংখ্যা 316 পরিবারে (২০১১ জনগণনা) বিশিষ্ট একটি গ্রাম, Padmapur ব্লক-এর 108 গ্রামের মধ্যে 20তম বৃহত্তম। সাক্ষরতা 73%, ব্লক গড় 63% থেকে 9 পয়েন্ট বেশি এবং লিঙ্গ অনুপাত প্রতি ১,০০০ পুরুষে 994 নারী। এটি Bargarh জেলা সদর থেকে 16 কিমি, নিকটতম শহর Tora থেকে 52 কিমি, Dungripali রেলস্টেশন থেকে 33 কিমি অবস্থিত (সরলরেখা দূরত্ব)। পিনকোড 768035, Melchhamunda ডাকঘরের অধীনে; এলজিডি গ্রাম কোড 380197। নিকটতম হাসপাতাল Christian Hospital, 2 কিমি দূরে। প্রধান PRATYUSH RANJAN BHOI; গ্রামটি Bijepur বিধানসভা কেন্দ্রে, বিধায়ক Sanat Kumar Gartia। ২০২৬-এ আনুমানিক জনসংখ্যা 1,509, ২০১১ থেকে 18% বেশি।
গ্রাম পঞ্চায়েত: Malchhamunda →
কাছের গ্রামের তুলনা
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Melchhamunda
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- No
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- No
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- No
- Power hours (summer)
- 15
- Power hours (winter)
- 15
- Primary school
- 1
- Middle school
- 1
- Secondary school
- 0
- Senior secondary
- 1
- Degree college
- 1
- 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
- No
- Private bus service
- No
- Railway station
- No
- Pucca (paved) road
- Yes
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- No
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- PADMAPUR
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 22
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 55
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 22
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- Melchhamunda
- Total area (ha)
- 352
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 7.28
- Forest area (ha)
- 7.22
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Melchhamunda
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
মূল তথ্য — Melchhamunda
- LGD code
- 380197
- Pincode
- 768035
- Post office
- Melchhamunda
- Population (Census 2011)
- 1,280
- Population (projected 2026)
- 1,509
- Households
- 316
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 994
- Literacy rate
- 72.7%
- Coordinates
- 21.08660°N, 83.24538°E
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Bargarh
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Bijepur
- Member of Parliament
- Pradip Purohit
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Sanat Kumar Gartia
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- PRATYUSH RANJAN BHOI
- Block / Mandal
- Padmapur
যাওয়ার পথ
Melchhamunda কীভাবে যাবেন
শহর থেকে দূরত্ব · সরলরেখা
- Bhubaneswar282 kmcapital
- Kolkata554 km
- Hyderabad647 km
- Chennai944 km
ধরন অনুযায়ী নিকটতম · অঞ্চলের যেকোনো জায়গায়
- Railway stationDungripali33 km
- Hospital / PHCChristian Hospital2 km
একই পিনকোড
Villages sharing pincode 768035
- GuderpaliMelchhamunda mandal1,975 pop
- GhanamalMelchhamunda mandal1,925 pop
- KundakhaiMelchhamunda mandal1,902 pop
- JhungapaliPadmapur mandal1,707 pop
- GayanMelchhamunda mandal1,676 pop
- KelendaMelchhamunda mandal1,480 pop
- KermeliMelchhamunda mandal1,442 pop
- JadaganjiaGaisilet mandal1,400 pop
- TelmahulMelchhamunda mandal1,399 pop
Melchhamunda-এর কাছের গ্রাম
Padmapur মণ্ডল-এর অন্যান্য গ্রাম
View all 60+ →- Bheunria
- Jamala
- Barikel
- Dahita
- Khairpali
- Mahulpali
- Loharpali
- Charpali
- Sargibahal
- Budhapali
- Singanpur
- Purena
- Jhungapali
- Deoli
- Saraikela
- Dahingaon
- Bisipali
- Budamal
- Tal
- Dangaghat
- Jhankarpali
- Baitalbhata
- Sambalpuri
- Barihapali
- Satibhata
- Dholbandha
- Kansingha
- Pathari
- Palasapali
- Kudasingha
- Gadbhati
- Darbekela
- Brahmandihi
- Ghesara
- Ichhapali
- Nuapali
Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
- Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records
- Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-22
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)