Melli is a revenue village in Jorethang subdivision, Namchi district, Sikkim. It had a population of 2,602 in 615 households (Census 2011).
Jorethang subdivision, Namchi district, Sikkim.
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Melli is a village in Jorethang subdivision, Namchi district, Sikkim. At the 2011 Census it had 2,602 people in 615 households, with a literacy rate of 86.5%. It is administered by the Mellidara Paiyong gram panchayat. Its postal pincode is 737128.
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Melli is in the Mellidara Paiyong gram panchayat.
Source: Local Government Directory (LGD), 2026-10-21.
By population, Melli ranks #1 of 21 inhabited villages in Jorethang subdivision.
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district totals of inhabited villages). Literacy = literates ÷ people aged 7+.
Census 2011 Village Directory — conditions may have changed since.
Melli is a village of 2,602 people in 615 households (Census 2011) in Jorethang subdivision, Namchi district, Sikkim, the 1st of 21 inhabited villages in Jorethang subdivision by population. Literacy is 86.5%, 5.3 points above the subdivision figure of 81.2%, and the sex ratio is 930 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 737128; the LGD village code is 261151. The population is estimated at about 3,020 in 2026 (+15.9% since 2011; scaled from Census 2011 by the state's official RGI projection, not a census count).
Gram panchayat: Mellidara Paiyong →
Water supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here as announcements.
Estimate for 2026 (scaled from Census 2011 by the state's official RGI projection; not a census count)
Method: the Census 2011 count × Sikkim's projected population growth from 2011 to 2026 (+15.9%), from the official projections of the Technical Group on Population Projections (National Commission on Population, MoHFW, with the Registrar General of India), Table 21. The report projects no households, so households use the same ratio. Rounded; a single village can differ widely from its state's average. The next Census will replace these figures.
Population Projections for India and States 2011–2036 (nhm.gov.in, PDF) · Table 21 · checked on 2026-10-26
Source: Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India — Census 2011 Primary Census Abstract.
District factsheet values published by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare and the International Institute for Population Sciences. Survey estimates for the whole district, not a census.
These are district-level figures for Namchi district, not figures for Melli.
Central-government dashboards · sourced from data.gov.in · refreshed when the ministry publishes
These are district-level figures for Namchi district, not figures for Melli.
23,429 of 27,831 rural households have a tap connection
Method: Sum of 609 habitation rows in 8 block resources published on data.gov.in by the Department of Drinking Water and Sanitation (households; households with a tap connection).
Source: Households with Piped Water Supply (PWS) under Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM), per-block resources · retrieved 29 Oct 2026
household toilets built, 14,414 households listed · coverage 100.0%
Source: District-wise Coverage of Individual Household Latrine (IHHL) as on date · retrieved 29 Oct 2026
PMAY-G (rural houses) is not shown: the ministry publishes no district-wise bulk dataset.
The pin is an approximate location, within about 8 km, from India Post PIN code data — not the exact site of Melli. Exact coordinates come from OpenStreetMap once the village is mapped there.
Melli · 27.1124° N, 88.4087° E
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Recruitment notices from official commissions. Dates and numbers are taken from the notice itself.
Apply by 31 Oct 2026
Source: Indian Space Research Organisation · last checked 30 Oct 2026
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Source: Institute of Banking Personnel Selection · last checked 30 Oct 2026
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Melli isn't on our map yet, so we can't measure distances. These places are in Jorethang subdivision, placed there by the nearest mapped village.
Bank · No map location — listed by district
GR FLR,KHATIAN NO 49,PLOT NO 104,CIRCULAR ROAD,PO NAYABAZAR,JORETHANG,DIST SOUTH SIKKIM,SIKKIM
Bank · No map location — listed by district
CIRCLE ROAD, JORETHANG, DISTRICT SOUTH SIKKIM PIN 737121
Bank · No map location — listed by district
HDFC BANK LTD 2ND LANE JORETHANG BAZAR, DIST-SOUTH SIKKIM, JORETHANG SIKKIM 737121
Bank · No map location — listed by district
ICICI BANK LTD. 1ST FLOOR, CIRCULAR ROAD, NEAR ST. FRANCIS SCHOOL, JORETHANG, SIKKIM - 737121
Bank · No map location — listed by district
IDBI BANK LTD,DENZONG HOUSE,2ND LANE, JORETHANG BAZAR,JORETHANG-737121
Bank · No map location — listed by district
32/7 FDA,FIRE DEVASTED AREA, MAJID LINE, JORETHANG SOUTH SIKKIM DT - 737121
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Melli is a village in Jorethang subdivision of Namchi district, Sikkim, India.
Melli is in Namchi district of Sikkim.
Melli comes under the Mellidara Paiyong gram panchayat.
The pincode of Melli, Jorethang, Namchi is 737128.
As per the 2011 Census, Melli had a population of 2,602 (1,348 males and 1,254 females).
Melli had 615 households at the 2011 Census.
Melli covers about 45 hectares.
The literacy rate of Melli was 86.5% at the 2011 Census (share of people aged 7 and above who are literate).
Melli had 930 females per 1,000 males at the 2011 Census.
Melli is in the Sumbuk development block (Local Government Directory).
The Local Government Directory (LGD) code of Melli is 261151 and its Census 2011 village code is 261151.
Villages near Melli include Omi (about 19 km).
No census has been taken since 2011. Scaling Melli's Census 2011 population of 2,602 by Sikkim's official RGI projection (+15.9% from 2011 to 2026) gives an estimate of about 3,020 people in 2026. This is an estimate, not a census count; the next Census will replace it.
The sarpanch of Melli has not yet been verified on VoiceOfVillage. We publish a sarpanch's name only after they verify with an election certificate; until then the elected sarpanch is listed on the eGramSwaraj portal, by the State Election Commission and at the panchayat or block office.
Answers are built from the village's official records (LGD, Census 2011, Election Commission data). If something is wrong, verified residents can correct it after claiming.
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Pacific Ocean status (NOAA, 8 Oct 2026): El Niño Advisory
There is no El Niño forecast for individual villages. El Niño is a pattern in the Pacific Ocean; how much it changes rainfall here also depends on other conditions, and it does not mean drought everywhere.
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District climate page →No market in Namchi district has reported prices in the last 14 days. Nearest mandi reports: Siliguri APMC, Karsiyang(Matigara) APMC, Darjeeling APMC, Darjeeling district — about 34 km away, straight-line.
Latest reports up to 29 Oct 2026. Prices in ₹ per quintal.
| Commodity | Market | Min | Max | Modal | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Banana · Banana - Ripe | Siliguri APMC | 2,100 | 2,300 | 2,200 | 29 Oct 2026 |
| Black Gram Dal(Urd Dal) · Black Gram Dal | Siliguri APMC | 12,000 | 13,000 | 12,500 | 29 Oct 2026 |
| Cabbage | Karsiyang(Matigara) APMC | 2,700 | 2,900 | 2,800 | 29 Oct 2026 |
| Cabbage | Darjeeling APMC | 2,800 | 3,000 | 2,900 | 29 Oct 2026 |
| Carrot | Karsiyang(Matigara) APMC | 3,200 | 3,400 | 3,300 | 29 Oct 2026 |
| Ginger(Green) | Darjeeling APMC | 7,600 | 7,800 | 7,700 | 29 Oct 2026 |
| Ginger(Green) · Green Ginger | Siliguri APMC | 4,500 | 5,000 | 4,800 | 29 Oct 2026 |
| Green Chilli · Green Chilly | Siliguri APMC | 5,000 | 5,500 | 5,200 | 29 Oct 2026 |
Source: AGMARKNET, Directorate of Marketing & Inspection, via data.gov.in (Government Open Data Licence – India). All markets →
These are wholesale mandi (APMC) prices in ₹ per quintal as reported to AGMARKNET — not the retail price in Melli's shops. Best mandi price near Melli →
Distances are approximate (India Post PIN code data).
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Income support of ₹6,000 a year, paid in three equal instalments, to land-holding farmer families.
At least 100 days of guaranteed wage employment a year for rural households whose adults volunteer for unskilled manual work.
Assistance to build a house for eligible rural households.
Health cover for hospital treatment for eligible families.
Subsidised food grains through the public distribution system for eligible households.
Old-age pension for BPL persons aged 60 and above: ₹200 a month up to age 79 and ₹500 after; widow and disability pensions too.
Assured pension of ₹3,000 a month at age 60 for unorganised workers who join and contribute.
Atal Pension Yojana and low-cost life and accident insurance schemes, opened through your bank.
Loans up to ₹10 lakh for non-farm small and micro enterprises (₹20 lakh after repaying an earlier Tarun loan).
Bank loans between ₹10 lakh and ₹1 crore for SC/ST and women entrepreneurs setting up a new enterprise.
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