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

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Village · Gairsain, Chamoli 

# Giwar

Giwar is a village in Gairsain sub-district of Chamoli district, Uttarakhand. The 2011 Census counted **181 people in 50 households**, the 126th largest of 220 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 78.6%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 78.7%.

- 181people (2011)
- 50households
- 78.6%literacy
- 1,080females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Giwar

Of every 100 households in Giwar in 2011, 98 had electricity, 54 a toilet at home and 56 cooked with LPG; 98 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 6 a car.

■ Giwar · ■ Gairsain rural average

Electricity for lighting ****98%**

**81%

Toilet within the home ****54%**

**53%

No toilet (open defecation) ****46%**

**46%

Tap water ****100%**

**87%

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

**29%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****56%**

**20%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****44%**

**79%

Use banking services ****90%**

**93%

Television ****70%**

**49%

Mobile phone ****98%**

**70%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**2%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****2%**

**21%

Own their home ****82%**

**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 Giwar?

■ Giwar · ■ Gairsain rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****78.6%**

**78.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1080**

**1170

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****300**

**920

Working population ****37.0%**

**46.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 96.1% for men and 63.7% for women. 40% of men and 34% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 38 (57%) · **■** Household industry 3 (4%) · **■** Other work 17 (25%) · **■** Marginal 9 (13%)

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

- Kushrani Bichali190 people
- Farkande Malli184 people
- Jaitoli Laga Gwar182 people
- Dhargar181 people
- Kunigar Talli180 people
- Simliya Lagga Kunigar180 people
- Jakhet175 people
- Bisarakheta Palla173 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Giwar?181 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Giwar in?Chamoli district (Gairsain sub-district), Uttarakhand
- What is the literacy rate of Giwar?78.6% (Census 2011)