# Gwala Kote Village, Someshwar, Almora (Uttarakhand)

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Village · Someshwar, Almora 

# Gwala Kote

Gwala Kote is a village in Someshwar sub-district of Almora district, Uttarakhand. The 2011 Census counted **438 people in 113 households**, the 33rd largest of 141 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 82.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 78.9%.

- 438people (2011)
- 113households
- 82.0%literacy
- 1,223females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Gwala Kote

Of every 100 households in Gwala Kote in 2011, 97 had electricity, 96 a toilet at home and 73 cooked with LPG; 72 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Gwala Kote · ■ Someshwar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****97%**

**76%

Toilet within the home ****96%**

**58%

No toilet (open defecation) ****4%**

**42%

Tap water ****97%**

**85%

Drinking water within premises ****51%**

**26%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****73%**

**25%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****27%**

**74%

Use banking services ****86%**

**85%

Television ****76%**

**47%

Mobile phone ****72%**

**61%

Computer with internet ****4%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**2%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**2%

None of these assets ****13%**

**27%

Own their home ****96%**

**96%

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 Gwala Kote?

■ Gwala Kote · ■ Someshwar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****82.0%**

**78.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1223**

**1212

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1174**

**928

Working population ****69.6%**

**47.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 98.9% for men and 68.2% for women. 66% of men and 72% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 115 (38%) · **■** Farm labourers 7 (2%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 41 (13%) · **■** Marginal 141 (46%)

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 Someshwar

- Arjunrath452 people
- Utraura Ghurdoura449 people
- Dauni447 people
- Pokhari447 people
- Mala438 people
- Rait411 people
- Mave405 people
- Baiganiya Tela395 people

[All 150 villages in Someshwar](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttarakhand/almora/someshwar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Gwala Kote?438 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gwala Kote in?Almora district (Someshwar sub-district), Uttarakhand
- What is the literacy rate of Gwala Kote?82.0% (Census 2011)