# Arurhi Paturi Village, Joshimath, Chamoli (Uttarakhand)

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Village · Joshimath, Chamoli 

# Arurhi Paturi

Arurhi Paturi is a village in Joshimath sub-district of Chamoli district, Uttarakhand. The 2011 Census counted **609 people in 132 households**, the 11th largest of 91 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 86.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 84.0%.

- 609people (2011)
- 132households
- 86.6%literacy
- 984females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Arurhi Paturi

Of every 100 households in Arurhi Paturi in 2011, 87 had electricity, 54 a toilet at home and 39 cooked with LPG; 80 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 7 a car.

■ Arurhi Paturi · ■ Joshimath rural average

Electricity for lighting ****87%**

**73%

Toilet within the home ****54%**

**46%

No toilet (open defecation) ****39%**

**47%

Tap water ****98%**

**81%

Drinking water within premises ****26%**

**24%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****39%**

**36%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****57%**

**61%

Use banking services ****80%**

**72%

Television ****71%**

**42%

Mobile phone ****80%**

**51%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**2%

Car / jeep / van ****7%**

**3%

None of these assets ****16%**

**32%

Own their home ****61%**

**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 Arurhi Paturi?

■ Arurhi Paturi · ■ Joshimath rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****86.6%**

**84.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****984**

**841

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1114**

**947

Working population ****57.6%**

**56.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 96.6% for men and 76.3% for women. 64% of men and 52% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 35 (10%) · **■** Farm labourers 2 (1%) · **■** Other work 116 (33%) · **■** Marginal 198 (56%)

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 Joshimath

- Thaing806 people
- Bara gaon792 people
- Sailang761 people
- Paini664 people
- Subhai569 people
- Hailang528 people
- Chaien516 people
- Merag451 people

[All 99 villages in Joshimath](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttarakhand/chamoli/joshimath/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Arurhi Paturi?609 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Arurhi Paturi in?Chamoli district (Joshimath sub-district), Uttarakhand
- What is the literacy rate of Arurhi Paturi?86.6% (Census 2011)