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

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Village · Joshimath, Chamoli 

# Jalam

Jalam is a village in Joshimath sub-district of Chamoli district, Uttarakhand. The 2011 Census counted **224 people in 81 households**, the 47th largest of 91 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 77.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 84.0%.

- 224people (2011)
- 81households
- 77.8%literacy
- 867females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Jalam

Of every 100 households in Jalam in 2011, 0 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 26 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Jalam · ■ Joshimath rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**73%

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

**46%

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

**47%

Tap water ****99%**

**81%

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

**24%

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

**36%

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

**61%

Use banking services ****24%**

**72%

Television ****0%**

**42%

Mobile phone ****26%**

**51%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**2%

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

**3%

None of these assets ****62%**

**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 Jalam?

■ Jalam · ■ Joshimath rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****77.8%**

**84.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****867**

**841

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****417**

**947

Working population ****81.7%**

**56.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 93.5% for men and 60.6% for women. 76% of men and 88% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Household industry 1 (1%) · **■** Marginal 182 (99%)

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

- Bhangyul241 people
- Lyari Thana237 people
- Tangni talli232 people
- Tugasi230 people
- Jakhola201 people
- Farkiagaon197 people
- Bampa192 people
- Kundikhola180 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Jalam?224 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Jalam in?Chamoli district (Joshimath sub-district), Uttarakhand
- What is the literacy rate of Jalam?77.8% (Census 2011)