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

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Village · Joshimath, Chamoli 

# Dwing

Dwing is a village in Joshimath sub-district of Chamoli district, Uttarakhand. The 2011 Census counted **127 people in 30 households**, the 61st largest of 91 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 95.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 84.0%.

- 127people (2011)
- 30households
- 95.5%literacy
- 1,048females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Dwing

Of every 100 households in Dwing in 2011, 97 had electricity, 77 a toilet at home and 23 cooked with LPG; 23 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Dwing · ■ Joshimath rural average

Electricity for lighting ****97%**

**73%

Toilet within the home ****77%**

**46%

No toilet (open defecation) ****23%**

**47%

Tap water ****94%**

**81%

Drinking water within premises ****74%**

**24%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****23%**

**36%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****77%**

**61%

Use banking services ****52%**

**72%

Television ****52%**

**42%

Mobile phone ****23%**

**51%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**2%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**3%

None of these assets ****10%**

**32%

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 Dwing?

■ Dwing · ■ Joshimath rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****95.5%**

**84.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1048**

**841

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1125**

**947

Working population ****37.0%**

**56.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 96.3% for men and 94.6% for women. 50% of men and 25% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 3 (6%) · **■** Farm labourers 1 (2%) · **■** Household industry 5 (11%) · **■** Other work 6 (13%) · **■** Marginal 32 (68%)

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

- Raini Chak Lata145 people
- Payya chormi134 people
- Bharkichak-Urgam133 people
- Salna Chak Urgam128 people
- Pang Chak Lata125 people
- Chamtoli122 people
- Noligwar112 people
- Longsagari100 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Dwing?127 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dwing in?Chamoli district (Joshimath sub-district), Uttarakhand
- What is the literacy rate of Dwing?95.5% (Census 2011)