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

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Village · Joshimath, Chamoli 

# Gahar

Gahar is a village in Joshimath sub-district of Chamoli district, Uttarakhand. The 2011 Census counted **50 people in 11 households**, the 78th largest of 91 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 88.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 84.0%.

- 50people (2011)
- 11households
- 88.1%literacy
- 786females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Gahar

Of every 100 households in Gahar in 2011, 91 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 54 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Gahar · ■ Joshimath rural average

Electricity for lighting ****91%**

**73%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**46%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**47%

Tap water ****100%**

**81%

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

**24%

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

**36%

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

**61%

Use banking services ****91%**

**72%

Television ****64%**

**42%

Mobile phone ****54%**

**51%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**2%

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

**3%

None of these assets ****36%**

**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 Gahar?

■ Gahar · ■ Joshimath rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****88.1%**

**84.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****786**

**841

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****600**

**947

Working population ****48.0%**

**56.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 95.7% for men and 78.9% for women. 50% of men and 45% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 21 (88%) · **■** Other work 2 (8%) · **■** Marginal 1 (4%)

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

- Garpak66 people
- Bhyudar61 people
- Juwagwar59 people
- Pagrasu56 people
- Niti47 people
- Uchougaur46 people
- Toli Laga Chiae45 people
- Tirosi43 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Gahar?50 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gahar in?Chamoli district (Joshimath sub-district), Uttarakhand
- What is the literacy rate of Gahar?88.1% (Census 2011)