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

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Village · Tharali, Chamoli 

# Meltha

Meltha is a village in Tharali sub-district of Chamoli district, Uttarakhand. The 2011 Census counted **330 people in 68 households**, the 89th largest of 315 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 99.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 81.1%.

- 330people (2011)
- 68households
- 99.3%literacy
- 897females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Meltha

Of every 100 households in Meltha in 2011, 84 had electricity, 13 a toilet at home and 9 cooked with LPG; 81 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Meltha · ■ Tharali rural average

Electricity for lighting ****84%**

**76%

Toilet within the home ****13%**

**47%

No toilet (open defecation) ****85%**

**52%

Tap water ****96%**

**86%

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

**36%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****9%**

**19%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****91%**

**80%

Use banking services ****100%**

**88%

Television ****79%**

**51%

Mobile phone ****81%**

**60%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**1%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****3%**

**25%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Meltha?

■ Meltha · ■ Tharali rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****99.3%**

**81.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****897**

**1094

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****633**

**863

Working population ****53.6%**

**47.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 100.0% for men and 98.5% for women. 50% of men and 58% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 2 (1%) · **■** Household industry 3 (2%) · **■** Other work 5 (3%) · **■** Marginal 167 (94%)

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

- Devasthali Banudi345 people
- Adra341 people
- Sunaun331 people
- Bhagoti330 people
- Chirkhun322 people
- Ulangra321 people
- Melkhet314 people
- Swan Talla313 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Meltha?330 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Meltha in?Chamoli district (Tharali sub-district), Uttarakhand
- What is the literacy rate of Meltha?99.3% (Census 2011)