# Dhamkar Village, Gairsain, Chamoli (Uttarakhand) – Population & Literacy, Census 2011

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Village · Gairsain, Chamoli 

# Dhamkar

Dhamkar is a village in Gairsain sub-district of Chamoli district, Uttarakhand. The 2011 Census counted **299 people in 72 households**, the 80th largest of 220 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 87.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 78.7%.

- 299people (2011)
- 72households
- 87.9%literacy
- 1,411females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Dhamkar

Of every 100 households in Dhamkar in 2011, 99 had electricity, 90 a toilet at home and 70 cooked with LPG; 90 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Dhamkar · ■ Gairsain rural average

Electricity for lighting ****99%**

**81%

Toilet within the home ****90%**

**53%

No toilet (open defecation) ****10%**

**46%

Tap water ****99%**

**87%

Drinking water within premises ****37%**

**29%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****70%**

**20%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****30%**

**79%

Use banking services ****100%**

**93%

Television ****86%**

**49%

Mobile phone ****90%**

**70%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**2%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****4%**

**21%

Own their home ****96%**

**91%

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 Dhamkar?

■ Dhamkar · ■ Gairsain rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****87.9%**

**78.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1411**

**1170

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****545**

**920

Working population ****22.4%**

**46.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 99.0% for men and 81.0% for women. 17% of men and 26% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Household industry 5 (7%) · **■** Other work 3 (4%) · **■** Marginal 59 (88%)

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 Gairsain

- Kunigar Malli313 people
- Ghandiyal lagga chhapali310 people
- Majerasar307 people
- Chhimatha304 people
- Patto297 people
- Bareth294 people
- Peb287 people
- Danga Laga Pajyana286 people

[All 234 villages in Gairsain](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttarakhand/chamoli/gairsain/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Dhamkar?299 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dhamkar in?Chamoli district (Gairsain sub-district), Uttarakhand
- What is the literacy rate of Dhamkar?87.9% (Census 2011)