# Mekhana Village, Dhoomakot, Garhwal (Uttarakhand) – Population

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Village · Dhoomakot, Garhwal 

# Mekhana

Mekhana is a village in Dhoomakot sub-district of Garhwal district, Uttarakhand. The 2011 Census counted **79 people in 21 households**, the 194th largest of 331 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 76.0%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 76.9%.

- 79people (2011)
- 21households
- 76.0%literacy
- 1,548females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Mekhana

Of every 100 households in Mekhana in 2011, 81 had electricity, 33 a toilet at home and 14 cooked with LPG; 67 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Mekhana · ■ Dhoomakot rural average

Electricity for lighting ****81%**

**88%

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

**39%

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

**60%

Tap water ****100%**

**89%

Drinking water within premises ****5%**

**17%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****14%**

**32%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****86%**

**67%

Use banking services ****100%**

**88%

Television ****62%**

**53%

Mobile phone ****67%**

**68%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**2%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****24%**

**19%

Own their home ****100%**

**92%

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 Mekhana?

■ Mekhana · ■ Dhoomakot rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****76.0%**

**76.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1548**

**1221

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****3000**

**959

Working population ****7.6%**

**45.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 96.7% for men and 62.2% for women. 10% of men and 6% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 1 (17%) · **■** Other work 5 (83%)

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 Dhoomakot

- Panjara Bichla80 people
- Rand Gaon80 people
- Adwani79 people
- Badinu79 people
- Adwara Malla78 people
- Panas Malla78 people
- Jagdae77 people
- Barhat Talla76 people

[All 349 villages in Dhoomakot](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttarakhand/garhwal/dhoomakot/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Mekhana?79 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Mekhana in?Garhwal district (Dhoomakot sub-district), Uttarakhand
- What is the literacy rate of Mekhana?76.0% (Census 2011)