# Matela Village, Dhari, Nainital (Uttarakhand) – Population & Literacy, Census 2011

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Village · Dhari, Nainital 

# Matela

Matela is a village in Dhari sub-district of Nainital district, Uttarakhand. The 2011 Census counted **559 people in 110 households**, the 57th largest of 157 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 79.3%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 79.9%.

- 559people (2011)
- 110households
- 79.3%literacy
- 914females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Matela

Of every 100 households in Matela in 2011, 89 had electricity, 51 a toilet at home and 20 cooked with LPG; 78 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Matela · ■ Dhari rural average

Electricity for lighting ****89%**

**83%

Toilet within the home ****51%**

**52%

No toilet (open defecation) ****49%**

**47%

Tap water ****79%**

**72%

Drinking water within premises ****33%**

**28%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****20%**

**7%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****76%**

**92%

Use banking services ****98%**

**93%

Television ****27%**

**31%

Mobile phone ****78%**

**64%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**2%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****20%**

**27%

Own their home ****77%**

**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 Matela?

■ Matela · ■ Dhari rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****79.3%**

**79.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****914**

**962

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****887**

**934

Working population ****60.1%**

**57.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 92.5% for men and 65.0% for women. 55% of men and 65% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 85 (25%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 59 (18%) · **■** Marginal 191 (57%)

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 Dhari

- Kukna594 people
- Jhargaon Talla588 people
- Sheela Lekh573 people
- Khuni Gaon562 people
- Kwarala543 people
- Timber540 people
- Guniyalekh504 people
- Anarpa498 people

[All 166 villages in Dhari](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttarakhand/nainital/dhari/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Matela?559 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Matela in?Nainital district (Dhari sub-district), Uttarakhand
- What is the literacy rate of Matela?79.3% (Census 2011)