# Mengwali Village, Jakhnidhar, Tehri Garhwal (Uttarakhand)

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Village · Jakhnidhar, Tehri Garhwal 

# Mengwali

Mengwali is a village in Jakhnidhar sub-district of Tehri Garhwal district, Uttarakhand. The 2011 Census counted **1,040 people in 225 households**, the 4th largest of 134 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 93.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 77.4%.

- 1,040people (2011)
- 225households
- 93.3%literacy
- 951females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Mengwali

Of every 100 households in Mengwali in 2011, 96 had electricity, 83 a toilet at home and 80 cooked with LPG; 83 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 6 a car.

■ Mengwali · ■ Jakhnidhar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****96%**

**90%

Toilet within the home ****83%**

**59%

No toilet (open defecation) ****16%**

**41%

Tap water ****93%**

**64%

Drinking water within premises ****69%**

**16%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****80%**

**50%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****20%**

**50%

Use banking services ****95%**

**96%

Television ****78%**

**54%

Mobile phone ****83%**

**69%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****12%**

**5%

Car / jeep / van ****6%**

**4%

None of these assets ****7%**

**20%

Own their home ****63%**

**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 Mengwali?

■ Mengwali · ■ Jakhnidhar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****93.3%**

**77.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****951**

**1185

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****953**

**866

Working population ****33.0%**

**47.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 96.8% for men and 89.7% for women. 48% of men and 18% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 41 (12%) · **■** Farm labourers 6 (2%) · **■** Household industry 8 (2%) · **■** Other work 200 (58%) · **■** Marginal 88 (26%)

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

- Chahgadoliya1,373 people
- Ratoli1,183 people
- Nawakot1,102 people
- Koti Khas1,037 people
- Swari788 people
- Gainwali May Dawaisari782 people
- Moli May Sunaldi772 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Mengwali?1,040 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Mengwali in?Tehri Garhwal district (Jakhnidhar sub-district), Uttarakhand
- What is the literacy rate of Mengwali?93.3% (Census 2011)