Mel Population, Caste, Working Data Chamba, Himachal Pradesh - Census 2011

Mel is a village situated in Dalhousie tehsil of Chamba district in Himachal Pradesh. As per the Population Census 2011, there are a total of 245 families residing in the village Mel. The total population of Mel is 1,139 out of which 545 are males and 594 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Mel is 1,090.

The population of Children aged 0-6 years in Mel village is 188 which is 17% of the total population. There are 110 male children and 78 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Mel is 709 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (1,090) of Mel village.

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Mel is 75.2%. Thus Mel village has a higher literacy rate compared to 62.4% of Chamba district. The male literacy rate is 84.6% and the female literacy rate is 67.25% in Mel village.

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

Mel Data as per Census 2011

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

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 22.6% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.4% of total population in Mel village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Mel village out of total population, 242 were engaged in work activities. 100% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 0% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 242 workers engaged in Main Work, 159 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 0 were Agricultural labourers.

Map of Mel, Chamba, Himachal Pradesh

Nearby Villages to Mel, Dalhousie

Below are the list of villages near Mel village in Dalhousie.

Reference

• Census 2011 Data - censusindia.gov.in
• Mel, Chamba, Himachal Pradesh - Wikipedia