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

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Village · Joshimath, Chamoli 

# Bhalgaon

Bhalgaon is a village in Joshimath sub-district of Chamoli district, Uttarakhand. The 2011 Census counted **167 people in 42 households**, the 54th largest of 91 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 85.6%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 84.0%.

- 167people (2011)
- 42households
- 85.6%literacy
- 1,197females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Bhalgaon

Of every 100 households in Bhalgaon in 2011, 100 had electricity, 68 a toilet at home and 12 cooked with LPG; 24 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 12 a car.

■ Bhalgaon · ■ Joshimath rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**73%

Toilet within the home ****68%**

**46%

No toilet (open defecation) ****32%**

**47%

Tap water ****100%**

**81%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**24%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****12%**

**36%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****88%**

**61%

Use banking services ****85%**

**72%

Television ****61%**

**42%

Mobile phone ****24%**

**51%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**2%

Car / jeep / van ****12%**

**3%

None of these assets ****22%**

**32%

Own their home ****93%**

**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 Bhalgaon?

■ Bhalgaon · ■ Joshimath rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****85.6%**

**84.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1197**

**841

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1154**

**947

Working population ****50.3%**

**56.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 90.5% for men and 81.6% for women. 59% of men and 43% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 71 (85%) · **■** Other work 12 (14%) · **■** Marginal 1 (1%)

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

- Bampa192 people
- Kundikhola180 people
- Sukhi174 people
- Lanji171 people
- Kailashpur158 people
- Marwadi Chak Pakhi157 people
- Raini Chak Lata145 people
- Payya chormi134 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Bhalgaon?167 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bhalgaon in?Chamoli district (Joshimath sub-district), Uttarakhand
- What is the literacy rate of Bhalgaon?85.6% (Census 2011)