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

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Village · Gairsain, Chamoli 

# Mehargaon

Mehargaon is a village in Gairsain sub-district of Chamoli district, Uttarakhand. The 2011 Census counted **624 people in 122 households**, the 21st largest of 220 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 81.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 78.7%.

- 624people (2011)
- 122households
- 81.7%literacy
- 1,144females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Mehargaon

Of every 100 households in Mehargaon in 2011, 0 had electricity, 100 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 42 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Mehargaon · ■ Gairsain rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**81%

Toilet within the home ****100%**

**53%

No toilet (open defecation) ****0%**

**46%

Tap water ****98%**

**87%

Drinking water within premises ****1%**

**29%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%**

**20%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****95%**

**79%

Use banking services ****99%**

**93%

Television ****25%**

**49%

Mobile phone ****42%**

**70%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**2%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****38%**

**21%

Own their home ****97%**

**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 Mehargaon?

■ Mehargaon · ■ Gairsain rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****81.7%**

**78.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1144**

**1170

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1115**

**920

Working population ****55.3%**

**46.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 97.9% for men and 67.6% for women. 51% of men and 59% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Other work 5 (1%) · **■** Marginal 340 (99%)

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

- Pajyana652 people
- Parawari643 people
- Majyari Malli635 people
- Maikholi634 people
- Kot618 people
- Malai580 people
- Silanga/Silangi578 people
- Kirasal552 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Mehargaon?624 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Mehargaon in?Chamoli district (Gairsain sub-district), Uttarakhand
- What is the literacy rate of Mehargaon?81.7% (Census 2011)