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Mel -I Population - Shimla, Himachal Pradesh

Mel -I is a medium size village located in Kotkhai Tehsil of Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh with total 49 families residing. The Mel -I village has population of 221 of which 110 are males while 111 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Mel -I village population of children with age 0-6 is 18 which makes up 8.14 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Mel -I village is 1009 which is higher than Himachal Pradesh state average of 972. Child Sex Ratio for the Mel -I as per census is 385, lower than Himachal Pradesh average of 909.

Mel -I village has lower literacy rate compared to Himachal Pradesh. In 2011, literacy rate of Mel -I village was 79.31 % compared to 82.80 % of Himachal Pradesh. In Mel -I Male literacy stands at 89.69 % while female literacy rate was 69.81 %.

As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act, Mel -I village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of village. Our website, don't have information about schools and hospital in Mel -I village.

Mel -I Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 49 - -
Population 221 110 111
Child (0-6) 18 13 5
Schedule Caste 20 8 12
Schedule Tribe 0 0 0
Literacy 79.31 % 89.69 % 69.81 %
Total Workers 187 90 97
Main Worker 136 - -
Marginal Worker 51 21 30

Caste Factor

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 9.05 % of total population in Mel -I village. The village Mel -I currently doesn’t have any Schedule Tribe (ST) population.

Work Profile

In Mel -I village out of total population, 187 were engaged in work activities. 72.73 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 27.27 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 187 workers engaged in Main Work, 108 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 21 were Agricultural labourer.