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

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Village · Gairsain, Chamoli 

# Mehal Chauri

Mehal Chauri is a village in Gairsain sub-district of Chamoli district, Uttarakhand. The 2011 Census counted **96 people in 23 households**, the 164th largest of 220 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 85.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 78.7%.

- 96people (2011)
- 23households
- 85.9%literacy
- 811females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Mehal Chauri

Of every 100 households in Mehal Chauri in 2011, 94 had electricity, 53 a toilet at home and 29 cooked with LPG; 65 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Mehal Chauri · ■ Gairsain rural average

Electricity for lighting ****94%**

**81%

Toilet within the home ****53%**

**53%

No toilet (open defecation) ****47%**

**46%

Tap water ****29%**

**87%

Drinking water within premises ****29%**

**29%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****29%**

**20%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****65%**

**79%

Use banking services ****71%**

**93%

Television ****29%**

**49%

Mobile phone ****65%**

**70%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**2%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****35%**

**21%

Own their home ****65%**

**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 Mehal Chauri?

■ Mehal Chauri · ■ Gairsain rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****85.9%**

**78.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****811**

**1170

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1250**

**920

Working population ****43.8%**

**46.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 93.3% for men and 75.8% for women. 49% of men and 37% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 13 (31%) · **■** Other work 10 (24%) · **■** Marginal 19 (45%)

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

- Kuneli Laga Marora105 people
- Manda Laga Siman103 people
- Wasi Sem Laga Lakheri102 people
- Khinsar98 people
- Pajyana Kumar95 people
- Silakot94 people
- Dugara Laga Sahankot93 people
- Kand Laga Kansuwa93 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Mehal Chauri?96 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Mehal Chauri in?Chamoli district (Gairsain sub-district), Uttarakhand
- What is the literacy rate of Mehal Chauri?85.9% (Census 2011)