# Bageshwar District, Uttarakhand – Sub-districts, Towns, Villages & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/uttarakhand/bageshwar/ District · Uttarakhand # Bageshwar district Bageshwar is a district of Uttarakhand, 11th of 13 districts there. At the 2011 Census it had **259,898 people** in 4 sub-districts, 1 town and 947 villages; 3% lived in towns. The largest town is [Bageshwar](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttarakhand/bageshwar/bageshwar/bageshwar/) (9,079). - 259,898people (2011) - 4sub-districts - 1towns - 80.0%literacy ## Who lives in Bageshwar? Bageshwar had **259,898 people** at the 2011 Census — 2.6% of Uttarakhand's population and 11th of 13 districts of Uttarakhand by population. There were 1,090 women for every 1,000 men (above the Uttarakhand figure of 963; 4th of 13 districts of Uttarakhand). Among children under 7 the ratio was 904 girls per 1,000 boys (the Uttarakhand figure is 890). An average household had 4.5 people, against 4.9 across Uttarakhand. ## How literate is Bageshwar? 80.0% of people aged 7 and over could read and write in 2011 (above Uttarakhand's 78.8%), 8th of 13 districts of Uttarakhand. Men were at 92.3% and women at 69.0% — a gap of 23.3 points (it is 17.4 points across Uttarakhand). Among its sub-districts, literacy is highest in [Bageshwar](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttarakhand/bageshwar/bageshwar/) (82.4%) and lowest in [Kapkot](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttarakhand/bageshwar/kapkot/) (75.3%). Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## What do people in Bageshwar do for a living? 47.6% of people worked in 2011 (women: 47.9%). Of all workers, 44% farmed their own land, 2% were farm labourers, 1% worked in household industry and 16% in other work such as services, trade and factories; 37% were marginal workers with less than six months' work. Farming employs 46% of workers here, against 33% across Uttarakhand. The most farm-dependent of its sub-districts is [Kapkot](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttarakhand/bageshwar/kapkot/) (54% of workers in farming) and the least is [Garud](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttarakhand/bageshwar/garud/) (23% of workers in farming). ********** **■** Cultivators 44 (44%) · **■** Farm labourers 2 (2%) · **■** Household industry 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 16 (16%) · **■** Marginal 37 (37%) Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Cities and towns of Bageshwar 3.5% of people lived in towns and cities (below Uttarakhand's 30.2%), the least urban of 13 districts of Uttarakhand. The Census counted 1 towns: 1 statutory towns with a municipality and 0 census towns — places urban in character but still governed as villages. The largest is [Bageshwar](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttarakhand/bageshwar/bageshwar/bageshwar/) with 9,079 people, home to 100% of the urban population. Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Villages of Bageshwar Bageshwar had 947 census villages, 874 of them inhabited. The average inhabited village had 287 people; 1 villages had 5,000 people or more. The largest: [Mandalsera](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttarakhand/bageshwar/bageshwar/mandalsera/) (5,506), [Kathayatbara](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttarakhand/bageshwar/bageshwar/kathayatbara/) (3,169), [Kapkot](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttarakhand/bageshwar/kapkot/kapkot/) (2,858), [Kausani State](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttarakhand/bageshwar/garud/kausani-state/) (2,408) and [Bilonasera](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttarakhand/bageshwar/bageshwar/bilonasera/) (2,342). Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Population of Bageshwar compared with Uttarakhand ■ Bageshwar · ■ Uttarakhand Literacy (age 7+) ****80.0%** **78.8% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1090** **963 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****904** **890 Working population ****47.6%** **38.4% Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Homes and amenities in Bageshwar Of every 100 households in Bageshwar in 2011, 82 had electricity, 55 a toilet at home and 23 cooked with LPG; 60 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Bageshwar · ■ Electricity for lighting ****82%** Toilet within the home ****55%** No toilet (open defecation) ****44%** Tap water ****80%** Drinking water within premises ****25%** Cooking with LPG / PNG ****23%** Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****75%** Use banking services ****82%** Television ****45%** Mobile phone ****60%** Computer with internet ****1%** Two-wheeler ****4%** Car / jeep / van ****2%** None of these assets ****27%** Own their home ****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). ## Sub-districts of Bageshwar Sub-district People Villages Towns [Kapkot](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttarakhand/bageshwar/kapkot/) 64,894 156 0 [Kanda](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttarakhand/bageshwar/kanda/) 26,272 180 0 [Bageshwar](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttarakhand/bageshwar/bageshwar/) 100,103 414 1 [Garud](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttarakhand/bageshwar/garud/) 68,629 197 0 Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Cities and towns in Bageshwar - Bageshwar · 9,079 ## Largest villages in Bageshwar - Mandalsera · 5,506 - Kathayatbara · 3,169 - Kapkot · 2,858 - Kausani State · 2,408 - Bilonasera · 2,342 - Karmi · 2,241 - Pothing · 2,148 - Munyura Mafi · 2,097 - Bhanar · 1,803 - Baghar · 1,771 - Liti · 1,721 - Supi · 1,701 - Baret · 1,440 - Wajyula · 1,349 - Ason · 1,331 - Chachai · 1,323 - Lakhani · 1,313 - Simkuna · 1,310 - Kulaun · 1,310 - Maigari State · 1,297 Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Quick answers - How many sub-districts are in Bageshwar?4: Kapkot, Kanda, Bageshwar, Garud - What is the population of Bageshwar district?259,898 (Census 2011) - Which is the largest town in Bageshwar?Bageshwar