# Paithana Village, Bhikiyasain, Almora (Uttarakhand)

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Village · Bhikiyasain, Almora 

# Paithana

Paithana is a village in Bhikiyasain sub-district of Almora district, Uttarakhand. The 2011 Census counted **629 people in 157 households**, the 12th largest of 376 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 86.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 77.1%.

- 629people (2011)
- 157households
- 86.0%literacy
- 1,049females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Paithana

Of every 100 households in Paithana in 2011, 97 had electricity, 72 a toilet at home and 26 cooked with LPG; 70 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Paithana · ■ Bhikiyasain rural average

Electricity for lighting ****97%**

**83%

Toilet within the home ****72%**

**42%

No toilet (open defecation) ****28%**

**57%

Tap water ****77%**

**87%

Drinking water within premises ****45%**

**14%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****26%**

**17%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****74%**

**82%

Use banking services ****97%**

**88%

Television ****35%**

**48%

Mobile phone ****70%**

**70%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**2%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**1%

None of these assets ****23%**

**19%

Own their home ****76%**

**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 Paithana?

■ Paithana · ■ Bhikiyasain rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****86.0%**

**77.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1049**

**1307

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****853**

**931

Working population ****59.6%**

**61.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 96.3% for men and 76.5% for women. 53% of men and 66% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 197 (53%) · **■** Household industry 3 (1%) · **■** Other work 101 (27%) · **■** Marginal 74 (20%)

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

- Sainanur730 people
- Kainhargaon686 people
- Hauli674 people
- Tamadhaun671 people
- Basot614 people
- Ghughati606 people
- Saknara604 people
- Lal Nagari598 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Paithana?629 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Paithana in?Almora district (Bhikiyasain sub-district), Uttarakhand
- What is the literacy rate of Paithana?86.0% (Census 2011)