# Amel Village, Betalghat, Nainital (Uttarakhand) – Population

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Village · Betalghat, Nainital 

# Amel

Amel is a village in Betalghat sub-district of Nainital district, Uttarakhand. The 2011 Census counted **1,131 people in 252 households**, the 2nd largest of 68 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 75.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 80.7%.

- 1,131people (2011)
- 252households
- 75.9%literacy
- 1,134females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Amel

Of every 100 households in Amel in 2011, 84 had electricity, 60 a toilet at home and 6 cooked with LPG; 48 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Amel · ■ Betalghat rural average

Electricity for lighting ****84%**

**87%

Toilet within the home ****60%**

**58%

No toilet (open defecation) ****40%**

**42%

Tap water ****94%**

**91%

Drinking water within premises ****9%**

**24%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****6%**

**15%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****94%**

**84%

Use banking services ****49%**

**74%

Television ****32%**

**40%

Mobile phone ****48%**

**64%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**3%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**2%

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

**26%

Own their home ****98%**

**93%

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 Amel?

■ Amel · ■ Betalghat rural average

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

**80.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1134**

**1041

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****673**

**936

Working population ****47.9%**

**48.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 90.7% for men and 64.0% for women. 41% of men and 54% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 205 (38%) · **■** Farm labourers 8 (1%) · **■** Other work 127 (23%) · **■** Marginal 202 (37%)

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 Betalghat

- Chapar1,467 people
- Binkote955 people
- Dadima742 people
- Talli Sethi711 people
- Ghoria Halson660 people

[All 75 villages in Betalghat](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttarakhand/nainital/betalghat/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Amel?1,131 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Amel in?Nainital district (Betalghat sub-district), Uttarakhand
- What is the literacy rate of Amel?75.9% (Census 2011)