# Gairgaon Village, Bhikiyasain, Almora (Uttarakhand)

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Village · Bhikiyasain, Almora 

# Gairgaon

Gairgaon is a village in Bhikiyasain sub-district of Almora district, Uttarakhand. The 2011 Census counted **254 people in 54 households**, the 86th largest of 376 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 87.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 77.1%.

- 254people (2011)
- 54households
- 87.3%literacy
- 1,117females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Gairgaon

Of every 100 households in Gairgaon in 2011, 93 had electricity, 54 a toilet at home and 8 cooked with LPG; 51 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Gairgaon · ■ Bhikiyasain rural average

Electricity for lighting ****93%**

**83%

Toilet within the home ****54%**

**42%

No toilet (open defecation) ****46%**

**57%

Tap water ****66%**

**87%

Drinking water within premises ****7%**

**14%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****8%**

**17%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****88%**

**82%

Use banking services ****100%**

**88%

Television ****51%**

**48%

Mobile phone ****51%**

**70%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**2%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****34%**

**19%

Own their home ****97%**

**93%

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 Gairgaon?

■ Gairgaon · ■ Bhikiyasain rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****87.3%**

**77.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1117**

**1307

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****700**

**931

Working population ****49.6%**

**61.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 98.0% for men and 78.3% for women. 41% of men and 57% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 113 (90%) · **■** Household industry 2 (2%) · **■** Other work 9 (7%) · **■** Marginal 2 (2%)

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 Bhikiyasain

- Talli Mahroli262 people
- Seem260 people
- Dyuna258 people
- Bajan256 people
- Gangora253 people
- Chantar Khari251 people
- Harnoli250 people
- Barikote248 people

[All 397 villages in Bhikiyasain](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttarakhand/almora/bhikiyasain/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Gairgaon?254 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gairgaon in?Almora district (Bhikiyasain sub-district), Uttarakhand
- What is the literacy rate of Gairgaon?87.3% (Census 2011)