# Melkhet Village, Didihat, Pithoragarh (Uttarakhand) – Population & Literacy, Census 2011

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Village · Didihat, Pithoragarh 

# Melkhet

Melkhet is a village in Didihat sub-district of Pithoragarh district, Uttarakhand. The 2011 Census counted **18 people in 7 households**, the 341st largest of 363 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 100.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 82.1%.

- 18people (2011)
- 7households
- 100.0%literacy
- 1,571females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Melkhet

Of every 100 households in Melkhet in 2011, 100 had electricity, 57 a toilet at home and 71 cooked with LPG; 57 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Melkhet · ■ Didihat rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**90%

Toilet within the home ****57%**

**50%

No toilet (open defecation) ****43%**

**50%

Tap water ****100%**

**88%

Drinking water within premises ****57%**

**42%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****71%**

**29%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****29%**

**69%

Use banking services ****100%**

**86%

Television ****71%**

**52%

Mobile phone ****57%**

**63%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**3%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****14%**

**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 Melkhet?

■ Melkhet · ■ Didihat rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****100.0%**

**82.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1571**

**1037

Working population ****50.0%**

**46.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 100.0% for men and 100.0% for women. 43% of men and 55% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 5 (56%) · **■** Other work 3 (33%) · **■** Marginal 1 (11%)

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

- Dubtar19 people
- Bora Gaon18 people
- Gwinauli18 people
- Kanda Malla18 people
- Sapya18 people
- Gaidali Charma17 people
- Ghatyuri17 people
- Tunera17 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Melkhet?18 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Melkhet in?Pithoragarh district (Didihat sub-district), Uttarakhand
- What is the literacy rate of Melkhet?100.0% (Census 2011)