# Meli Village, Gyalshing, West District (Sikkim) – Population & Literacy, Census 2011

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Village · Gyalshing, West District 

# Meli

Meli is a village in Gyalshing sub-district of West District district, Sikkim. The 2011 Census counted **603 people in 126 households**, the 47th largest of 68 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 75.3%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 76.4%.

- 603people (2011)
- 126households
- 75.3%literacy
- 844females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Meli

Of every 100 households in Meli in 2011, 79 had electricity, 91 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 80 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 16 a car.

■ Meli · ■ Gyalshing rural average

Electricity for lighting ****79%**

**90%

Toilet within the home ****91%**

**85%

No toilet (open defecation) ****9%**

**14%

Tap water ****80%**

**86%

Drinking water within premises ****16%**

**34%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**16%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**82%

Use banking services ****86%**

**82%

Television ****19%**

**35%

Mobile phone ****80%**

**56%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**2%

Car / jeep / van ****16%**

**5%

None of these assets ****16%**

**33%

Own their home ****88%**

**84%

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 Meli?

■ Meli · ■ Gyalshing rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****75.3%**

**76.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****844**

**926

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****688**

**956

Working population ****76.9%**

**54.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 82.1% for men and 67.5% for women. 75% of men and 79% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 251 (54%) · **■** Farm labourers 7 (2%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 45 (10%) · **■** Marginal 160 (34%)

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 Gyalshing

- Meliaching666 people
- Narkhola664 people
- Chingthang633 people
- Barthang606 people
- Srinagi585 people
- Singyang568 people
- Kyonsda561 people
- Miyong508 people

[All 73 villages in Gyalshing](https://wherepedia.org/india/sikkim/west-district/gyalshing/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Meli?603 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Meli in?West District district (Gyalshing sub-district), Sikkim
- What is the literacy rate of Meli?75.3% (Census 2011)