# Merala Village, Berinag, Pithoragarh (Uttarakhand)

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Village · Berinag, Pithoragarh 

# Merala

Merala is a village in Berinag sub-district of Pithoragarh district, Uttarakhand. The 2011 Census counted **322 people in 79 households**, the 39th largest of 283 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 75.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 81.8%.

- 322people (2011)
- 79households
- 75.9%literacy
- 1,091females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Merala

Of every 100 households in Merala in 2011, 88 had electricity, 40 a toilet at home and 21 cooked with LPG; 55 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Merala · ■ Berinag rural average

Electricity for lighting ****88%**

**90%

Toilet within the home ****40%**

**57%

No toilet (open defecation) ****60%**

**42%

Tap water ****51%**

**73%

Drinking water within premises ****4%**

**39%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****21%**

**25%

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

**74%

Use banking services ****91%**

**84%

Television ****30%**

**45%

Mobile phone ****55%**

**61%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**3%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****32%**

**28%

Own their home ****96%**

**90%

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 Merala?

■ Merala · ■ Berinag rural average

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

**81.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1091**

**1073

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****714**

**806

Working population ****46.0%**

**40.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 84.9% for men and 68.2% for women. 45% of men and 46% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 78 (53%) · **■** Household industry 3 (2%) · **■** Other work 42 (28%) · **■** Marginal 25 (17%)

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 Berinag

- Rai Garsyari347 people
- Pousa331 people
- Simayal328 people
- Karala Mahar327 people
- Suklyari321 people
- Purana Thal316 people
- Sagar315 people
- Masuriya310 people

[All 299 villages in Berinag](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttarakhand/pithoragarh/berinag/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Merala?322 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Merala in?Pithoragarh district (Berinag sub-district), Uttarakhand
- What is the literacy rate of Merala?75.9% (Census 2011)