Melku, Pithoragarh

Melku is a village located in the Pithoragarh Tehsil of Pithoragarh district of Uttarakhand. The village falls in Pithoragarh block and comes under Dharasi Chamela Gram Panchayat. It belongs to Almora parliament constituency and Pithoragarh assembly constituency.

As on February 2025, the current population of Melku is 91 out of which 44 are males and rest 47 are females. The sex ratio of this village is 1068 females per 1000 males. There are around 8 teenagers in Melku. It has literacy rate of 71% which means around 65 persons can read and write. Total 91 people belonging to scheduled caste and 0 scheduled tribe people live in the village. There are around 18 households in Melku, which means every family has 5 members on average. The village has working population of 56. The pincode of Melku is 262529 and there are many postoffices around the village which can used to send speed post, registered parcel etc.

• Gurna Sub Post office
• Ghat Branch Post office
• Toli Branch Post office
• Salla Branch Post office
• Chingri Branch Post office

Schools

Melku has many good schools for education and follwing are popular schools among students.

• G I C Salla Chingari
• Gic Gurna
• Gic Duboula
• Gic Shailkumari
• Stanford Academy Junior High School Gurna

Hospitals

Melku has many good hospitals for treatment and follwing are popular among people.

• Bera Sub-Center
• Rarikhuti Sub-Center