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

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Village · Gairsain, Chamoli 

# Gair

Gair is a village in Gairsain sub-district of Chamoli district, Uttarakhand. The 2011 Census counted **2,652 people in 661 households**, the 1st largest of 220 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 90.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 78.7%.

- 2,652people (2011)
- 661households
- 90.1%literacy
- 888females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Gair

Of every 100 households in Gair in 2011, 97 had electricity, 91 a toilet at home and 78 cooked with LPG; 90 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 6 a car.

■ Gair · ■ Gairsain rural average

Electricity for lighting ****97%**

**81%

Toilet within the home ****91%**

**53%

No toilet (open defecation) ****8%**

**46%

Tap water ****96%**

**87%

Drinking water within premises ****81%**

**29%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****78%**

**20%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****15%**

**79%

Use banking services ****88%**

**93%

Television ****78%**

**49%

Mobile phone ****90%**

**70%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**2%

Car / jeep / van ****6%**

**2%

None of these assets ****5%**

**21%

Own their home ****36%**

**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 Gair?

■ Gair · ■ Gairsain rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****90.1%**

**78.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****888**

**1170

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****864**

**920

Working population ****33.2%**

**46.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 93.7% for men and 86.2% for women. 45% of men and 19% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 138 (16%) · **■** Farm labourers 6 (1%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 720 (82%) · **■** Marginal 15 (2%)

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

- Rohira1,417 people
- Sarkot1,236 people
- Pindawali1,138 people
- Devpuri1,119 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Gair?2,652 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gair in?Chamoli district (Gairsain sub-district), Uttarakhand
- What is the literacy rate of Gair?90.1% (Census 2011)