# Gaunkh Laga Sailang Village, Joshimath, Chamoli (Uttarakhand)

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Village · Joshimath, Chamoli 

# Gaunkh Laga Sailang

Gaunkh Laga Sailang is a village in Joshimath sub-district of Chamoli district, Uttarakhand. The 2011 Census counted **15 people in 8 households**, the 87th largest of 91 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 61.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 84.0%.

- 15people (2011)
- 8households
- 61.5%literacy
- 500females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Gaunkh Laga Sailang

Of every 100 households in Gaunkh Laga Sailang in 2011, 0 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 14 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Gaunkh Laga Sailang · ■ Joshimath rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**73%

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

**46%

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

**47%

Tap water ****14%**

**81%

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

**24%

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

**36%

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

**61%

Use banking services ****29%**

**72%

Television ****0%**

**42%

Mobile phone ****14%**

**51%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**2%

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

**3%

None of these assets ****43%**

**32%

Own their home ****57%**

**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 Gaunkh Laga Sailang?

■ Gaunkh Laga Sailang · ■ Joshimath rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****61.5%**

**84.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****500**

**841

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000**

**947

Working population ****80.0%**

**56.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 66.7% for men and 50.0% for women. 80% of men and 80% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 11 (92%) · **■** Other work 1 (8%)

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

- Jugaju chak lata36 people
- Kuraipani28 people
- Morana Chak Subhai23 people
- Aira21 people
- Khancha talla13 people
- Khancha malla12 people
- Auli Laga Salud Dugra2 people
- F-12 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Gaunkh Laga Sailang?15 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gaunkh Laga Sailang in?Chamoli district (Joshimath sub-district), Uttarakhand
- What is the literacy rate of Gaunkh Laga Sailang?61.5% (Census 2011)