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

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Village · Gairsain, Chamoli 

# Mathar

Mathar is a village in Gairsain sub-district of Chamoli district, Uttarakhand. The 2011 Census counted **204 people in 51 households**, the 114th largest of 220 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 75.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 78.7%.

- 204people (2011)
- 51households
- 75.1%literacy
- 1,292females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Mathar

Of every 100 households in Mathar in 2011, 90 had electricity, 36 a toilet at home and 84 cooked with LPG; 80 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Mathar · ■ Gairsain rural average

Electricity for lighting ****90%**

**81%

Toilet within the home ****36%**

**53%

No toilet (open defecation) ****64%**

**46%

Tap water ****100%**

**87%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**29%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****84%**

**20%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****16%**

**79%

Use banking services ****98%**

**93%

Television ****64%**

**49%

Mobile phone ****80%**

**70%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**2%

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

**2%

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

**21%

Own their home ****96%**

**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 Mathar?

■ Mathar · ■ Gairsain rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****75.1%**

**78.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1292**

**1170

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****842**

**920

Working population ****56.4%**

**46.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 90.0% for men and 64.6% for women. 47% of men and 63% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

****

**■** Other work 6 (5%) · **■** Marginal 109 (95%)

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

- Kaira220 people
- Nail Laga Farakande215 people
- Ruriya Tal209 people
- Melbagar205 people
- Thala202 people
- Beri Malli201 people
- Saring Gaon201 people
- Dungri197 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Mathar?204 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Mathar in?Chamoli district (Gairsain sub-district), Uttarakhand
- What is the literacy rate of Mathar?75.1% (Census 2011)