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September 2026
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India’s first regional Pearl Millet research centre becomes operational in Rajasthan’s Gudamalani Balotra
Reported by The Times of India.
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- LGD code
- 87576
- Pincode
- 344044
- Post office
- Siwana
- Population
- 3,353
- Households
- 553
- Literacy rate
- 49.2%
- Sex ratio
- 921 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 1,778
- Distance to district centre
- 41 km
- Distance to mandal centre
- 38 km
- Distance to Jaipur
- 356 km
- Distance to Delhi
- 568 km
- Nearest railway station
- Bamsin · 9 km
- Nearest hospital / PHC
- Shree Jee Hospital · 10 km
Census 2011 · in context
How Meli compares
By population, Meli ranks #12 of 69 villages in Siwana mandal.
Literacy rate
%
49.2%
+4.7% vs mandal average
Meli49.2%
Siwana mandal44.5%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
921
+20 vs mandal average
Meli921
Siwana mandal901
Household size
people per home
6.1
+0.1 vs mandal average
Meli6.1
Siwana mandal6.0
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Meli at a glance
Meli is a village of 3,353 people in 553 households (Census 2011) in Siwana tehsil, Balotra district, Rajasthan, the 12th-largest of 69 villages in Siwana tehsil. Literacy is 49%, 5 points above the tehsil average of 45% and the sex ratio is 921 women per 1,000 men. It lies 41 km from the Balotra district centre, 10 km from Siwana, the nearest town, 9 km from Bamsin railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 344044, served by Siwana post office; the LGD village code is 87576. The nearest hospital or health centre is Shree Jee Hospital, 10 km away. The village votes in Ahore assembly constituency, represented by MLA Chhagan Singh Rajpurohit. The population is estimated at 748 in 2026, down 78% since the 2011 Census.
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Key facts — Meli
- LGD code
- 87576
- Pincode
- 344044
- Post office
- Siwana
- Population (Census 2011)
- 3,353
- Population (projected 2026)
- 748
- Households
- 553
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 921
- Literacy rate
- 49.2%
- Coordinates
- 25.72483°N, 72.46947°E
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Jalore
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Ahore
- Member of Parliament
- Lumbaram Choudhary
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Chhagan Singh Rajpurohit
- Block / Mandal
- Siwana
Getting there
How to reach Meli
Distance to cities · straight line
- Jaipur356 kmcapital
- Delhi568 km
- Mumbai741 km
- Hyderabad1116 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
- Railway stationBamsin9 km
- Hospital / PHCShree Jee Hospital10 km
- ATM / bankState Bank of India25 km
- Petrol pumpHP25 km
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- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
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