Meltha Population, Caste, Working Data Chamoli, Uttarakhand - Census 2011

Meltha is a village situated in Tharali tehsil of Chamoli district in Uttarakhand. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 68 families residing in the village Meltha. The total population of Meltha is 330 out of which 174 are males and 156 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Meltha is 897.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Meltha village is 49 which is 15% of the total population. There are 30 male children and 19 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Meltha is 633 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (897) of Meltha village.

Population
330
Families
68
Literacy
99.29%
Sex Ratio
897

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Meltha is 99.3%. Thus Meltha village has higher literacy rate compared to 71.6% of Chamoli district. The male literacy rate is 100% and the female literacy rate is 98.54% in Meltha village.

As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act (Amendment 1998), Meltha village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of the village.

Meltha Data as per Census 2011

As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Meltha village.

Total Male Female
Children 49 30 19
Literacy 99.29% 100% 98.54%
Scheduled Caste 82 42 40
Scheduled Tribe 0 0 0
Illiterate 51 30 21

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 24.8% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0% of total population in Meltha village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Meltha village out of total population, 177 were engaged in work activities. 5.6% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 94.4% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 177 workers engaged in Main Work, 2 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 0 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 10 9 1
Cultivators 2 2 0
Household Industries 3 2 1
Other Workers 5 5 0
Marginal Workers 167 78 89
Non Working 153 87 66

Nearby Villages to Meltha,

Below are the list of villages near Meltha village in Tharali.

Village Population
Lamkundi 4
Kimani 275
Gugawa 76
Simal Sain 258
Kakhda 194
Chaunda 433
Sonala 250
Bhenta 671
Chepadon 556
Deval 105

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