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Melth Population - Shimla, Himachal Pradesh

Melth is a medium size village located in Kotkhai Tehsil of Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh with total 77 families residing. The Melth village has population of 286 of which 164 are males while 122 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Melth village population of children with age 0-6 is 24 which makes up 8.39 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Melth village is 744 which is lower than Himachal Pradesh state average of 972. Child Sex Ratio for the Melth as per census is 1182, higher than Himachal Pradesh average of 909.

Melth village has lower literacy rate compared to Himachal Pradesh. In 2011, literacy rate of Melth village was 74.43 % compared to 82.80 % of Himachal Pradesh. In Melth Male literacy stands at 77.78 % while female literacy rate was 69.72 %.

As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act, Melth 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 Melth village.

Melth Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 77 - -
Population 286 164 122
Child (0-6) 24 11 13
Schedule Caste 35 18 17
Schedule Tribe 0 0 0
Literacy 74.43 % 77.78 % 69.72 %
Total Workers 184 106 78
Main Worker 95 - -
Marginal Worker 89 34 55

Caste Factor

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 12.24 % of total population in Melth village. The village Melth currently doesn’t have any Schedule Tribe (ST) population.

Work Profile

In Melth village out of total population, 184 were engaged in work activities. 51.63 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 48.37 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 184 workers engaged in Main Work, 20 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 13 were Agricultural labourer.