# Bara gaon Village, Joshimath, Chamoli (Uttarakhand) – Population & Literacy, Census 2011

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Village · Joshimath, Chamoli 

# Bara gaon

Bara gaon is a village in Joshimath sub-district of Chamoli district, Uttarakhand. The 2011 Census counted **792 people in 195 households**, the 8th largest of 91 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 84.5%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 84.0%.

- 792people (2011)
- 195households
- 84.5%literacy
- 1,010females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Bara gaon

Of every 100 households in Bara gaon in 2011, 95 had electricity, 46 a toilet at home and 44 cooked with LPG; 43 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Bara gaon · ■ Joshimath rural average

Electricity for lighting ****95%**

**73%

Toilet within the home ****46%**

**46%

No toilet (open defecation) ****54%**

**47%

Tap water ****100%**

**81%

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

**24%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****44%**

**36%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****53%**

**61%

Use banking services ****62%**

**72%

Television ****44%**

**42%

Mobile phone ****43%**

**51%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**2%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**3%

None of these assets ****42%**

**32%

Own their home ****92%**

**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 Bara gaon?

■ Bara gaon · ■ Joshimath rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****84.5%**

**84.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1010**

**841

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****867**

**947

Working population ****58.6%**

**56.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 96.0% for men and 73.3% for women. 58% of men and 59% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 385 (83%) · **■** Farm labourers 3 (1%) · **■** Other work 21 (5%) · **■** Marginal 55 (12%)

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

- Pandukaswar1,396 people
- Mana1,214 people
- Topovan1,064 people
- Thaing806 people
- Sailang761 people
- Paini664 people
- Arurhi Paturi609 people
- Subhai569 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Bara gaon?792 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bara gaon in?Chamoli district (Joshimath sub-district), Uttarakhand
- What is the literacy rate of Bara gaon?84.5% (Census 2011)