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

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Village · Gairsain, Chamoli 

# Kaira

Kaira is a village in Gairsain sub-district of Chamoli district, Uttarakhand. The 2011 Census counted **220 people in 44 households**, the 110th largest of 220 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 67.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 78.7%.

- 220people (2011)
- 44households
- 67.4%literacy
- 1,115females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Kaira

Of every 100 households in Kaira in 2011, 91 had electricity, 25 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 54 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Kaira · ■ Gairsain rural average

Electricity for lighting ****91%**

**81%

Toilet within the home ****25%**

**53%

No toilet (open defecation) ****75%**

**46%

Tap water ****100%**

**87%

Drinking water within premises ****9%**

**29%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**20%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**79%

Use banking services ****96%**

**93%

Television ****36%**

**49%

Mobile phone ****54%**

**70%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**2%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****30%**

**21%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Kaira?

■ Kaira · ■ Gairsain rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****67.4%**

**78.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1115**

**1170

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1167**

**920

Working population ****50.5%**

**46.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 87.2% for men and 49.5% for women. 39% of men and 60% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 81 (73%) · **■** Farm labourers 7 (6%) · **■** Household industry 3 (3%) · **■** Other work 11 (10%) · **■** Marginal 9 (8%)

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

- Pandav231 people
- Ramara Malla230 people
- Sera228 people
- Kulagar225 people
- Nail Laga Farakande215 people
- Ruriya Tal209 people
- Melbagar205 people
- Mathar204 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Kaira?220 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kaira in?Chamoli district (Gairsain sub-district), Uttarakhand
- What is the literacy rate of Kaira?67.4% (Census 2011)