# Amelda Village, Jakhnidhar, Tehri Garhwal (Uttarakhand)

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Village · Jakhnidhar, Tehri Garhwal 

# Amelda

Amelda is a village in Jakhnidhar sub-district of Tehri Garhwal district, Uttarakhand. The 2011 Census counted **217 people in 55 households**, the 48th largest of 134 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 76.3%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 77.4%.

- 217people (2011)
- 55households
- 76.3%literacy
- 955females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Amelda

Of every 100 households in Amelda in 2011, 75 had electricity, 67 a toilet at home and 77 cooked with LPG; 75 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Amelda · ■ Jakhnidhar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****75%**

**90%

Toilet within the home ****67%**

**59%

No toilet (open defecation) ****33%**

**41%

Tap water ****0%**

**64%

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

**16%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****77%**

**50%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****23%**

**50%

Use banking services ****100%**

**96%

Television ****60%**

**54%

Mobile phone ****75%**

**69%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**5%

Car / jeep / van ****4%**

**4%

None of these assets ****21%**

**20%

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 Amelda?

■ Amelda · ■ Jakhnidhar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****76.3%**

**77.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****955**

**1185

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****632**

**866

Working population ****52.1%**

**47.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 92.4% for men and 60.6% for women. 41% of men and 63% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 98 (87%) · **■** Farm labourers 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 13 (12%) · **■** Marginal 1 (1%)

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 Jakhnidhar

- Gadugad231 people
- Takoli229 people
- Koti-Tyunsa226 people
- Malyakot222 people
- Undoli201 people
- Nandoli199 people
- Jamtee195 people
- Pajiyara195 people

[All 138 villages in Jakhnidhar](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttarakhand/tehri-garhwal/jakhnidhar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Amelda?217 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Amelda in?Tehri Garhwal district (Jakhnidhar sub-district), Uttarakhand
- What is the literacy rate of Amelda?76.3% (Census 2011)