# Mel Gaon Village, Bhanoli, Almora (Uttarakhand) – Population

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Village · Bhanoli, Almora 

# Mel Gaon

Mel Gaon is a village in Bhanoli sub-district of Almora district, Uttarakhand. The 2011 Census counted **242 people in 53 households**, the 86th largest of 224 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 65.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 72.6%.

- 242people (2011)
- 53households
- 65.1%literacy
- 1,396females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Mel Gaon

Of every 100 households in Mel Gaon in 2011, 2 had electricity, 14 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 40 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Mel Gaon · ■ Bhanoli rural average

Electricity for lighting ****2%**

**55%

Toilet within the home ****14%**

**47%

No toilet (open defecation) ****86%**

**52%

Tap water ****92%**

**73%

Drinking water within premises ****56%**

**21%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**10%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**89%

Use banking services ****6%**

**84%

Television ****2%**

**23%

Mobile phone ****40%**

**58%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**2%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**1%

None of these assets ****50%**

**32%

Own their home ****100%**

**94%

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 Mel Gaon?

■ Mel Gaon · ■ Bhanoli rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****65.1%**

**72.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1396**

**1146

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1727**

**940

Working population ****51.2%**

**51.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 78.9% for men and 54.9% for women. 46% of men and 55% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**

**■** Cultivators 124 (100%)

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 Bhanoli

- Andoli249 people
- Kola249 people
- Ruwal246 people
- Basan243 people
- Chamuwa236 people
- Kachhiyola233 people
- Sagar231 people
- Kheti Lagga Siddi230 people

[All 228 villages in Bhanoli](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttarakhand/almora/bhanoli/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Mel Gaon?242 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Mel Gaon in?Almora district (Bhanoli sub-district), Uttarakhand
- What is the literacy rate of Mel Gaon?65.1% (Census 2011)