# Matela Village, Ranikhet, Almora (Uttarakhand) – Population & Literacy, Census 2011

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Village · Ranikhet, Almora 

# Matela

Matela is a village in Ranikhet sub-district of Almora district, Uttarakhand. The 2011 Census counted **342 people in 53 households**, the 76th largest of 300 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 85.2%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 83.6%.

- 342people (2011)
- 53households
- 85.2%literacy
- 988females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Matela

Of every 100 households in Matela in 2011, 100 had electricity, 44 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 85 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Matela · ■ Ranikhet rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**90%

Toilet within the home ****44%**

**63%

No toilet (open defecation) ****56%**

**36%

Tap water ****93%**

**78%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**21%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%**

**31%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%**

**68%

Use banking services ****78%**

**80%

Television ****46%**

**57%

Mobile phone ****85%**

**73%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**6%

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

**3%

None of these assets ****9%**

**15%

Own their home ****94%**

**89%

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 Matela?

■ Matela · ■ Ranikhet rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****85.2%**

**83.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****988**

**1121

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****812**

**901

Working population ****46.2%**

**47.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 95.0% for men and 75.7% for women. 55% of men and 38% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 144 (91%) · **■** Other work 13 (8%) · **■** Marginal 1 (1%)

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 Ranikhet

- Khudoli357 people
- Musoli357 people
- Bajeena354 people
- Sarana350 people
- Tarswar336 people
- Gairar334 people
- Amyari330 people
- Thakulari328 people

[All 307 villages in Ranikhet](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttarakhand/almora/ranikhet/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Matela?342 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Matela in?Almora district (Ranikhet sub-district), Uttarakhand
- What is the literacy rate of Matela?85.2% (Census 2011)