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

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Village · Gairsain, Chamoli 

# Malai

Malai is a village in Gairsain sub-district of Chamoli district, Uttarakhand. The 2011 Census counted **580 people in 124 households**, the 23rd largest of 220 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 85.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 78.7%.

- 580people (2011)
- 124households
- 85.7%literacy
- 1,094females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Malai

Of every 100 households in Malai in 2011, 91 had electricity, 46 a toilet at home and 31 cooked with LPG; 77 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Malai · ■ Gairsain rural average

Electricity for lighting ****91%**

**81%

Toilet within the home ****46%**

**53%

No toilet (open defecation) ****54%**

**46%

Tap water ****70%**

**87%

Drinking water within premises ****30%**

**29%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****31%**

**20%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****67%**

**79%

Use banking services ****96%**

**93%

Television ****63%**

**49%

Mobile phone ****77%**

**70%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**2%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**2%

None of these assets ****15%**

**21%

Own their home ****79%**

**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 Malai?

■ Malai · ■ Gairsain rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****85.7%**

**78.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1094**

**1170

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1171**

**920

Working population ****56.2%**

**46.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 96.3% for men and 76.0% for women. 56% of men and 57% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 64 (20%) · **■** Household industry 5 (2%) · **■** Other work 49 (15%) · **■** Marginal 208 (64%)

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

- Majyari Malli635 people
- Maikholi634 people
- Mehargaon624 people
- Kot618 people
- Silanga/Silangi578 people
- Kirasal552 people
- Farakande Talli551 people
- Malethi534 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Malai?580 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Malai in?Chamoli district (Gairsain sub-district), Uttarakhand
- What is the literacy rate of Malai?85.7% (Census 2011)