# Meghawala Village, Jaspur, Udham Singh Nagar (Uttarakhand)

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Village · Jaspur, Udham Singh Nagar 

# Meghawala

Meghawala is a village in Jaspur sub-district of Udham Singh Nagar district, Uttarakhand. The 2011 Census counted **2,177 people in 408 households**, the 16th largest of 97 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 68.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 71.8%.

- 2,177people (2011)
- 408households
- 68.5%literacy
- 906females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Meghawala

Of every 100 households in Meghawala in 2011, 93 had electricity, 80 a toilet at home and 6 cooked with LPG; 72 had a mobile phone, 29 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Meghawala · ■ Jaspur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****93%**

**76%

Toilet within the home ****80%**

**61%

No toilet (open defecation) ****20%**

**38%

Tap water ****7%**

**32%

Drinking water within premises ****91%**

**83%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****6%**

**16%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****93%**

**82%

Use banking services ****84%**

**74%

Television ****63%**

**56%

Mobile phone ****72%**

**67%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****29%**

**28%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**4%

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

**9%

Own their home ****97%**

**94%

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 Meghawala?

■ Meghawala · ■ Jaspur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****68.5%**

**71.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****906**

**908

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****879**

**865

Working population ****33.4%**

**39.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 79.4% for men and 56.6% for women. 53% of men and 11% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 119 (16%) · **■** Farm labourers 140 (19%) · **■** Household industry 11 (2%) · **■** Other work 240 (33%) · **■** Marginal 218 (30%)

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 Jaspur

- Bharatpur2,538 people
- Mandua Khera2,431 people
- Narainpur2,355 people
- Kasampur2,268 people
- Khera Laxmipur2,020 people
- Puranpur1,980 people
- Sanyasiwala1,879 people
- Baintwala1,802 people

[All 101 villages in Jaspur](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttarakhand/udham-singh-nagar/jaspur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Meghawala?2,177 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Meghawala in?Udham Singh Nagar district (Jaspur sub-district), Uttarakhand
- What is the literacy rate of Meghawala?68.5% (Census 2011)