# Gandhak Village, Bhanoli, Almora (Uttarakhand) – Population & Literacy, Census 2011

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Village · Bhanoli, Almora 

# Gandhak

Gandhak is a village in Bhanoli sub-district of Almora district, Uttarakhand. The 2011 Census counted **279 people in 61 households**, the 73rd largest of 224 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 81.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 72.6%.

- 279people (2011)
- 61households
- 81.0%literacy
- 1,036females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Gandhak

Of every 100 households in Gandhak in 2011, 87 had electricity, 68 a toilet at home and 11 cooked with LPG; 60 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Gandhak · ■ Bhanoli rural average

Electricity for lighting ****87%**

**55%

Toilet within the home ****68%**

**47%

No toilet (open defecation) ****32%**

**52%

Tap water ****98%**

**73%

Drinking water within premises ****38%**

**21%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****11%**

**10%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****89%**

**89%

Use banking services ****98%**

**84%

Television ****38%**

**23%

Mobile phone ****60%**

**58%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**2%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****29%**

**32%

Own their home ****95%**

**94%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Gandhak?

■ Gandhak · ■ Bhanoli rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****81.0%**

**72.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1036**

**1146

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****684**

**940

Working population ****43.7%**

**51.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 93.2% for men and 69.8% for women. 44% of men and 44% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

****

**■** Other work 22 (18%) · **■** Marginal 100 (82%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Bhanoli

- Jajar288 people
- Chalthi286 people
- Kumar282 people
- Naya Sirkot280 people
- Tyunara277 people
- Bheta Baroli273 people
- Kuri272 people
- Ghurkuna265 people

[All 228 villages in Bhanoli](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttarakhand/almora/bhanoli/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Gandhak?279 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gandhak in?Almora district (Bhanoli sub-district), Uttarakhand
- What is the literacy rate of Gandhak?81.0% (Census 2011)