# Merag Village, Joshimath, Chamoli (Uttarakhand) – Population

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Village · Joshimath, Chamoli 

# Merag

Merag is a village in Joshimath sub-district of Chamoli district, Uttarakhand. The 2011 Census counted **451 people in 100 households**, the 15th largest of 91 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 94.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 84.0%.

- 451people (2011)
- 100households
- 94.5%literacy
- 952females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Merag

Of every 100 households in Merag in 2011, 100 had electricity, 66 a toilet at home and 67 cooked with LPG; 88 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 5 a car.

■ Merag · ■ Joshimath rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**73%

Toilet within the home ****66%**

**46%

No toilet (open defecation) ****20%**

**47%

Tap water ****100%**

**81%

Drinking water within premises ****40%**

**24%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****67%**

**36%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****18%**

**61%

Use banking services ****93%**

**72%

Television ****64%**

**42%

Mobile phone ****88%**

**51%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**2%

Car / jeep / van ****5%**

**3%

None of these assets ****11%**

**32%

Own their home ****80%**

**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 Merag?

■ Merag · ■ Joshimath rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****94.5%**

**84.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****952**

**841

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****971**

**947

Working population ****50.1%**

**56.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 97.5% for men and 91.4% for women. 53% of men and 47% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 191 (85%) · **■** Farm labourers 3 (1%) · **■** Other work 19 (8%) · **■** Marginal 13 (6%)

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 Joshimath

- Arurhi Paturi609 people
- Subhai569 people
- Hailang528 people
- Chaien516 people
- Ganai450 people
- Kimana450 people
- Molta442 people
- Karachhon429 people

[All 99 villages in Joshimath](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttarakhand/chamoli/joshimath/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Merag?451 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Merag in?Chamoli district (Joshimath sub-district), Uttarakhand
- What is the literacy rate of Merag?94.5% (Census 2011)