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

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Village · Gairsain, Chamoli 

# Farson

Farson is a village in Gairsain sub-district of Chamoli district, Uttarakhand. The 2011 Census counted **162 people in 40 households**, the 135th largest of 220 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 86.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 78.7%.

- 162people (2011)
- 40households
- 86.2%literacy
- 1,571females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Farson

Of every 100 households in Farson in 2011, 92 had electricity, 30 a toilet at home and 18 cooked with LPG; 78 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Farson · ■ Gairsain rural average

Electricity for lighting ****92%**

**81%

Toilet within the home ****30%**

**53%

No toilet (open defecation) ****70%**

**46%

Tap water ****100%**

**87%

Drinking water within premises ****2%**

**29%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****18%**

**20%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****82%**

**79%

Use banking services ****85%**

**93%

Television ****72%**

**49%

Mobile phone ****78%**

**70%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**2%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****12%**

**21%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Farson?

■ Farson · ■ Gairsain rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****86.2%**

**78.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1571**

**1170

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****700**

**920

Working population ****35.2%**

**46.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 98.1% for men and 79.3% for women. 19% of men and 45% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 33 (58%) · **■** Other work 3 (5%) · **■** Marginal 21 (37%)

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

- Gadauta172 people
- Kheti Laga Kirasal171 people
- Kwilakh168 people
- Bisara Khet Urf Harsari165 people
- Kalyana Talla157 people
- Burakholi156 people
- Paramghat Laga Chhapali153 people
- Wasisem Laga Akshawara153 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Farson?162 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Farson in?Chamoli district (Gairsain sub-district), Uttarakhand
- What is the literacy rate of Farson?86.2% (Census 2011)