# Kothon Village, Garud, Bageshwar (Uttarakhand) – Population & Literacy, Census 2011

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Village · Garud, Bageshwar 

# Kothon

Kothon is a village in Garud sub-district of Bageshwar district, Uttarakhand. The 2011 Census counted **299 people in 70 households**, the 80th largest of 190 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 79.4%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 81.2%.

- 299people (2011)
- 70households
- 79.4%literacy
- 1,062females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Kothon

Of every 100 households in Kothon in 2011, 93 had electricity, 9 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 59 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Kothon · ■ Garud rural average

Electricity for lighting ****93%**

**81%

Toilet within the home ****9%**

**55%

No toilet (open defecation) ****91%**

**44%

Tap water ****9%**

**75%

Drinking water within premises ****6%**

**22%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**21%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**78%

Use banking services ****63%**

**78%

Television ****31%**

**46%

Mobile phone ****59%**

**65%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**3%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****36%**

**25%

Own their home ****100%**

**95%

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 Kothon?

■ Kothon · ■ Garud rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****79.4%**

**81.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1062**

**1157

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****524**

**901

Working population ****64.5%**

**45.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 93.5% for men and 67.1% for women. 59% of men and 70% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Farm labourers 32 (17%) · **■** Household industry 3 (2%) · **■** Other work 4 (2%) · **■** Marginal 154 (80%)

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 Garud

- Band311 people
- Kajyuli306 people
- Bajwar305 people
- Thepuru Bajwar302 people
- Laskar Khet298 people
- Purwi Ayartoli298 people
- Dhirtoli291 people
- Surag291 people

[All 197 villages in Garud](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttarakhand/bageshwar/garud/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Kothon?299 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kothon in?Bageshwar district (Garud sub-district), Uttarakhand
- What is the literacy rate of Kothon?79.4% (Census 2011)