# Mel Kura Village, Didihat, Pithoragarh (Uttarakhand)

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Village · Didihat, Pithoragarh 

# Mel Kura

Mel Kura is a village in Didihat sub-district of Pithoragarh district, Uttarakhand. The 2011 Census counted **53 people in 15 households**, the 297th largest of 363 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 78.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 82.1%.

- 53people (2011)
- 15households
- 78.7%literacy
- 1,304females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Mel Kura

Of every 100 households in Mel Kura in 2011, 87 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 60 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Mel Kura · ■ Didihat rural average

Electricity for lighting ****87%**

**90%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**50%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**50%

Tap water ****100%**

**88%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**42%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**29%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**69%

Use banking services ****33%**

**86%

Television ****7%**

**52%

Mobile phone ****60%**

**63%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**3%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****40%**

**24%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Mel Kura?

■ Mel Kura · ■ Didihat rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****78.7%**

**82.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1304**

**1037

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****2000**

**793

Working population ****52.8%**

**46.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 90.5% for men and 69.2% for women. 48% of men and 57% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 26 (93%) · **■** Other work 2 (7%)

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 Didihat

- Sinkholi55 people
- Chhalori54 people
- Panda54 people
- Darmoli53 people
- Kaneti52 people
- Amali50 people
- Kholasan50 people
- Khitola Majhera49 people

[All 376 villages in Didihat](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttarakhand/pithoragarh/didihat/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Mel Kura?53 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Mel Kura in?Pithoragarh district (Didihat sub-district), Uttarakhand
- What is the literacy rate of Mel Kura?78.7% (Census 2011)