# Molta Village, Joshimath, Chamoli (Uttarakhand) – Population & Literacy, Census 2011

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Village · Joshimath, Chamoli 

# Molta

Molta is a village in Joshimath sub-district of Chamoli district, Uttarakhand. The 2011 Census counted **442 people in 92 households**, the 18th largest of 91 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 77.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 84.0%.

- 442people (2011)
- 92households
- 77.7%literacy
- 991females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Molta

Of every 100 households in Molta in 2011, 49 had electricity, 20 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 39 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Molta · ■ Joshimath rural average

Electricity for lighting ****49%**

**73%

Toilet within the home ****20%**

**46%

No toilet (open defecation) ****80%**

**47%

Tap water ****100%**

**81%

Drinking water within premises ****30%**

**24%

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

**36%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%**

**61%

Use banking services ****74%**

**72%

Television ****25%**

**42%

Mobile phone ****39%**

**51%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**2%

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

**3%

None of these assets ****36%**

**32%

Own their home ****96%**

**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 Molta?

■ Molta · ■ Joshimath rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****77.7%**

**84.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****991**

**841

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****886**

**947

Working population ****26.7%**

**56.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 90.4% for men and 65.1% for women. 48% of men and 5% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 1 (1%) · **■** Farm labourers 2 (2%) · **■** Household industry 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 104 (88%) · **■** Marginal 10 (8%)

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

- Chaien516 people
- Merag451 people
- Ganai450 people
- Kimana450 people
- Karachhon429 people
- Tolma429 people
- Dhak422 people
- Langsi395 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Molta?442 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Molta in?Chamoli district (Joshimath sub-district), Uttarakhand
- What is the literacy rate of Molta?77.7% (Census 2011)