# Melkande Village, Bhanoli, Almora (Uttarakhand) – Population & Literacy, Census 2011

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Village · Bhanoli, Almora 

# Melkande

Melkande is a village in Bhanoli sub-district of Almora district, Uttarakhand. The 2011 Census counted **117 people in 24 households**, the 144th largest of 224 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 69.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 72.6%.

- 117people (2011)
- 24households
- 69.0%literacy
- 1,089females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Melkande

Of every 100 households in Melkande in 2011, 100 had electricity, 92 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 96 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Melkande · ■ Bhanoli rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**55%

Toilet within the home ****92%**

**47%

No toilet (open defecation) ****8%**

**52%

Tap water ****100%**

**73%

Drinking water within premises ****20%**

**21%

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

**10%

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

**89%

Use banking services ****84%**

**84%

Television ****16%**

**23%

Mobile phone ****96%**

**58%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**2%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****4%**

**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 Melkande?

■ Melkande · ■ Bhanoli rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****69.0%**

**72.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1089**

**1146

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****700**

**940

Working population ****38.5%**

**51.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 80.4% for men and 59.3% for women. 29% of men and 48% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 3 (7%) · **■** Farm labourers 1 (2%) · **■** Other work 10 (22%) · **■** Marginal 31 (69%)

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

- Kujeli128 people
- TalChauna127 people
- Naini Kulori123 people
- Patgalya123 people
- Chhantana116 people
- Chimkholi115 people
- Kaneri115 people
- Bari Jogyura114 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Melkande?117 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Melkande in?Almora district (Bhanoli sub-district), Uttarakhand
- What is the literacy rate of Melkande?69.0% (Census 2011)