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

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Village · Gairsain, Chamoli 

# Gwar

Gwar is a village in Gairsain sub-district of Chamoli district, Uttarakhand. The 2011 Census counted **505 people in 113 households**, the 34th largest of 220 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 86.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 78.7%.

- 505people (2011)
- 113households
- 86.3%literacy
- 1,113females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Gwar

Of every 100 households in Gwar in 2011, 98 had electricity, 80 a toilet at home and 52 cooked with LPG; 84 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 7 a car.

■ Gwar · ■ Gairsain rural average

Electricity for lighting ****98%**

**81%

Toilet within the home ****80%**

**53%

No toilet (open defecation) ****13%**

**46%

Tap water ****76%**

**87%

Drinking water within premises ****68%**

**29%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****52%**

**20%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****48%**

**79%

Use banking services ****98%**

**93%

Television ****88%**

**49%

Mobile phone ****84%**

**70%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**2%

Car / jeep / van ****7%**

**2%

None of these assets ****10%**

**21%

Own their home ****85%**

**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 Gwar?

■ Gwar · ■ Gairsain rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****86.3%**

**78.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1113**

**1170

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****840**

**920

Working population ****52.3%**

**46.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 98.1% for men and 75.9% for women. 45% of men and 59% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 215 (81%) · **■** Farm labourers 2 (1%) · **■** Other work 30 (11%) · **■** Marginal 17 (6%)

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

- Gaul525 people
- Bajyani511 people
- Taituna511 people
- Bhatmwali510 people
- Bhanot Gwar497 people
- Panchali470 people
- Kheti457 people
- Chorda444 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Gwar?505 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gwar in?Chamoli district (Gairsain sub-district), Uttarakhand
- What is the literacy rate of Gwar?86.3% (Census 2011)