# Melkhet Village, Tharali, Chamoli (Uttarakhand) – Population & Literacy, Census 2011

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Village · Tharali, Chamoli 

# Melkhet

Melkhet is a village in Tharali sub-district of Chamoli district, Uttarakhand. The 2011 Census counted **314 people in 78 households**, the 92nd largest of 315 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 75.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 81.1%.

- 314people (2011)
- 78households
- 75.9%literacy
- 1,093females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Melkhet

Of every 100 households in Melkhet in 2011, 87 had electricity, 39 a toilet at home and 18 cooked with LPG; 46 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Melkhet · ■ Tharali rural average

Electricity for lighting ****87%**

**76%

Toilet within the home ****39%**

**47%

No toilet (open defecation) ****59%**

**52%

Tap water ****74%**

**86%

Drinking water within premises ****26%**

**36%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****18%**

**19%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****78%**

**80%

Use banking services ****93%**

**88%

Television ****42%**

**51%

Mobile phone ****46%**

**60%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**1%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**2%

None of these assets ****39%**

**25%

Own their home ****86%**

**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 Melkhet?

■ Melkhet · ■ Tharali rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****75.9%**

**81.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1093**

**1094

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****818**

**863

Working population ****51.6%**

**47.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 90.6% for men and 63.0% for women. 44% of men and 59% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 135 (83%) · **■** Farm labourers 2 (1%) · **■** Household industry 5 (3%) · **■** Other work 16 (10%) · **■** Marginal 4 (2%)

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 Tharali

- Bhagoti330 people
- Meltha330 people
- Chirkhun322 people
- Ulangra321 people
- Swan Talla313 people
- Trikot313 people
- Harmal309 people
- Kafoli Malli309 people

[All 325 villages in Tharali](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttarakhand/chamoli/tharali/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Melkhet?314 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Melkhet in?Chamoli district (Tharali sub-district), Uttarakhand
- What is the literacy rate of Melkhet?75.9% (Census 2011)