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

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Village · Gairsain, Chamoli 

# Mathakot

Mathakot is a village in Gairsain sub-district of Chamoli district, Uttarakhand. The 2011 Census counted **886 people in 164 households**, the 7th largest of 220 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 69.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 78.7%.

- 886people (2011)
- 164households
- 69.1%literacy
- 1,130females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Mathakot

Of every 100 households in Mathakot in 2011, 60 had electricity, 23 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 44 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Mathakot · ■ Gairsain rural average

Electricity for lighting ****60%**

**81%

Toilet within the home ****23%**

**53%

No toilet (open defecation) ****77%**

**46%

Tap water ****36%**

**87%

Drinking water within premises ****22%**

**29%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**20%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**79%

Use banking services ****96%**

**93%

Television ****29%**

**49%

Mobile phone ****44%**

**70%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**2%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**2%

None of these assets ****45%**

**21%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Mathakot?

■ Mathakot · ■ Gairsain rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****69.1%**

**78.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1130**

**1170

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000**

**920

Working population ****45.5%**

**46.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 83.3% for men and 56.9% for women. 44% of men and 47% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 226 (56%) · **■** Other work 14 (3%) · **■** Marginal 163 (40%)

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

- Sarkot1,236 people
- Pindawali1,138 people
- Devpuri1,119 people
- Kandari Khor892 people
- Haragarh878 people
- Marora814 people
- Malasi781 people
- Andrapa775 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Mathakot?886 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Mathakot in?Chamoli district (Gairsain sub-district), Uttarakhand
- What is the literacy rate of Mathakot?69.1% (Census 2011)