Melta observes Ganesh Chaturthi on Monday, 14 September 2026, along with the rest of Uttarakhand.
By population, Melta ranks #30 of 53 villages in Bagwalipokhar mandal.
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Melta is a village of 200 people in 49 households (Census 2011) in Bagwalipokhar tehsil, Almora district, Uttarakhand, the 30th-largest of 53 villages in Bagwalipokhar tehsil. Literacy is 69%, 1 points above the tehsil average of 68% and the sex ratio is 1,439 women per 1,000 men. It lies 2 km from the Almora district centre, 3 km from Kafara, the nearest town, 51 km from Ramnagar railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 263621, served by Bagwalipokhar post office; the LGD village code is 52779. The nearest hospital or health centre is Kafra Governnment Hospital, 3 km away. The sarpanch is Harish Chandra Pandey . The population is estimated at 236 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: Melta →
Water supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Looking for a different Melta? 2 other villages share this name across India. All villages named Melta →
Sources: Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner of India (Census 2011 + Population Projections 2011-2036) · International Institute for Population Sciences (NFHS-5) · Election Commission of India · data.gov.in (Jal Jeevan Mission, PMAY-G, SBM-G dashboards). Projections may differ from on-the-ground reality by ±20% for individual villages. An asterisk next to a sex-ratio value (—*) flags a Census 2011 figure outside the plausible range of 300–2000 ♀/1000♂; the underlying source row is suppressed pending review.
Uttarakhand: Citizens Can Access Corruption Case Details Against IAS Officers Under RTI (via NorthBlockSouthBlock). Read the full story at the source.
CM Dhami Interacts With Livestock, Dairy And Fish Farmers In Uttarakhand | OTV (via Odisha TV). Read the full story at the source.
Uttarakhand Govt Plans Major Transformation of Badrinath Dham into ‘Spiritual Smart Hill Town’ (via Indianmasterminds). Read the full story at the source.
No people on record for this village yet.
Be the first villager to add one.
Claim this village & add the first peopleNo jobs on record for this village yet.
Be the first villager to add one.
Claim this village & add the first jobNo photos on record for this village yet.
Be the first villager to add one.
Claim this village & add the first photoAnswers are auto-built from the village's verified record. If something is wrong, residents can correct it after claiming the village.