# Melli Village, Namchi, South District (Sikkim) – Population

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Village · Namchi, South District 

# Melli

Melli is a village in Namchi sub-district of South District district, Sikkim. The 2011 Census counted **2,602 people in 615 households**, the 1st largest of 94 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 86.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 81.5%.

- 2,602people (2011)
- 615households
- 86.5%literacy
- 930females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Melli

Of every 100 households in Melli in 2011, 99 had electricity, 83 a toilet at home and 65 cooked with LPG; 84 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 10 a car.

■ Melli · ■ Namchi rural average

Electricity for lighting ****99%**

**93%

Toilet within the home ****83%**

**85%

No toilet (open defecation) ****17%**

**15%

Tap water ****98%**

**90%

Drinking water within premises ****80%**

**51%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****65%**

**27%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****20%**

**70%

Use banking services ****78%**

**60%

Television ****70%**

**46%

Mobile phone ****84%**

**64%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**3%

Car / jeep / van ****10%**

**5%

None of these assets ****11%**

**23%

Own their home ****36%**

**79%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Melli?

■ Melli · ■ Namchi rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****86.5%**

**81.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****930**

**918

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****744**

**975

Working population ****40.1%**

**52.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 91.2% for men and 81.5% for women. 53% of men and 27% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 61 (6%) · **■** Household industry 16 (2%) · **■** Other work 790 (76%) · **■** Marginal 177 (17%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Namchi

- Namphing2,522 people
- Chisopani2,172 people
- Tarku1,856 people
- Poklok1,768 people

[All 98 villages in Namchi](https://wherepedia.org/india/sikkim/south-district/namchi/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Melli?2,602 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Melli in?South District district (Namchi sub-district), Sikkim
- What is the literacy rate of Melli?86.5% (Census 2011)