# Melbagar Village, Gairsain, Chamoli (Uttarakhand) – Population & Literacy, Census 2011

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Village · Gairsain, Chamoli 

# Melbagar

Melbagar is a village in Gairsain sub-district of Chamoli district, Uttarakhand. The 2011 Census counted **205 people in 47 households**, the 113th largest of 220 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 78.7%.

- 205people (2011)
- 47households
- 72.4%literacy
- 1,253females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Melbagar

Of every 100 households in Melbagar in 2011, 76 had electricity, 33 a toilet at home and 16 cooked with LPG; 18 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Melbagar · ■ Gairsain rural average

Electricity for lighting ****76%**

**81%

Toilet within the home ****33%**

**53%

No toilet (open defecation) ****67%**

**46%

Tap water ****100%**

**87%

Drinking water within premises ****4%**

**29%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****16%**

**20%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****84%**

**79%

Use banking services ****100%**

**93%

Television ****20%**

**49%

Mobile phone ****18%**

**70%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**2%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****56%**

**21%

Own their home ****87%**

**91%

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 Melbagar?

■ Melbagar · ■ Gairsain rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****72.4%**

**78.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1253**

**1170

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1583**

**920

Working population ****44.4%**

**46.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 87.3% for men and 60.0% for women. 38% of men and 49% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 2 (2%) · **■** Household industry 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 17 (19%) · **■** Marginal 71 (78%)

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 Gairsain

- Kulagar225 people
- Kaira220 people
- Nail Laga Farakande215 people
- Ruriya Tal209 people
- Mathar204 people
- Thala202 people
- Beri Malli201 people
- Saring Gaon201 people

[All 234 villages in Gairsain](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttarakhand/chamoli/gairsain/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Melbagar?205 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Melbagar in?Chamoli district (Gairsain sub-district), Uttarakhand
- What is the literacy rate of Melbagar?72.4% (Census 2011)