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

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Village · Gairsain, Chamoli 

# Sarkot

Sarkot is a village in Gairsain sub-district of Chamoli district, Uttarakhand. The 2011 Census counted **1,236 people in 218 households**, the 3rd largest of 220 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 75.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 78.7%.

- 1,236people (2011)
- 218households
- 75.2%literacy
- 1,176females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Sarkot

Of every 100 households in Sarkot in 2011, 73 had electricity, 17 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 55 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Sarkot · ■ Gairsain rural average

Electricity for lighting ****73%**

**81%

Toilet within the home ****17%**

**53%

No toilet (open defecation) ****83%**

**46%

Tap water ****97%**

**87%

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

**29%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**20%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**79%

Use banking services ****99%**

**93%

Television ****32%**

**49%

Mobile phone ****55%**

**70%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**2%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****34%**

**21%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Sarkot?

■ Sarkot · ■ Gairsain rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****75.2%**

**78.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1176**

**1170

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1241**

**920

Working population ****51.4%**

**46.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 87.0% for men and 65.0% for women. 43% of men and 58% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 575 (91%) · **■** Other work 24 (4%) · **■** Marginal 36 (6%)

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

- Gair2,652 people
- Rohira1,417 people
- Pindawali1,138 people
- Devpuri1,119 people
- Kandari Khor892 people
- Mathakot886 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Sarkot?1,236 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sarkot in?Chamoli district (Gairsain sub-district), Uttarakhand
- What is the literacy rate of Sarkot?75.2% (Census 2011)