Melghutu, Lanjigarh
Melghutu is a village located in the Biswanathpur Tehsil of Kalahandi district of Odisha. The village falls in Lanjigarh block and comes under Pokharibandh Gram Panchayat.
As on August 2025, the current population of Melghutu is 306 out of which 146 are males and rest 160 are females. The sex ratio of this village is 1096 females per 1000 males. There are around 44 teenagers in Melghutu. It has literacy rate of 27% which means around 83 persons can read and write. Total 261 people belonging to scheduled caste and 35 scheduled tribe people live in the village. There are around 79 households in Melghutu, which means every family has 4 members on average. The village has working population of 140. The pincode of Melghutu is 766020 and there are many postoffices around the village which can used to send speed post, registered parcel etc.
- Biswanathpur Sub Post office
- Bandhapari Branch Post office
- Champadeipur Branch Post office
- Kankutru Branch Post office
- Dungrigaon Branch Post office
Schools
Melghutu has many good schools for education and follwing are popular schools among students.
- Govt Upper Primary School Bandhapari
- Govt Ughs Bengaon
- Odisha Adarsh Vidyalaya, Lanjigarh
- Maa Heera Neela Higher Secondary School Biswanathpur
- Govt Upper Primary School Jodabandha
Hospitals
Melghutu has many good hospitals for treatment and follwing are popular among people.
- Chhatrapur Sub-Center
- Bengaon Primary Health Center (N)
- Kankutru Sub-Center
- Biswanathpur Community Health Center
- Pokharibandh Sub-Center
Banks
Melghutu has many good banks for financial services and follwing are popular among people.