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

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Village · Joshimath, Chamoli 

# Karchi

Karchi is a village in Joshimath sub-district of Chamoli district, Uttarakhand. The 2011 Census counted **328 people in 68 households**, the 31st largest of 91 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 88.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 84.0%.

- 328people (2011)
- 68households
- 88.1%literacy
- 1,076females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Karchi

Of every 100 households in Karchi in 2011, 81 had electricity, 41 a toilet at home and 10 cooked with LPG; 37 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Karchi · ■ Joshimath rural average

Electricity for lighting ****81%**

**73%

Toilet within the home ****41%**

**46%

No toilet (open defecation) ****59%**

**47%

Tap water ****0%**

**81%

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

**24%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****10%**

**36%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****90%**

**61%

Use banking services ****88%**

**72%

Television ****46%**

**42%

Mobile phone ****37%**

**51%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**2%

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

**3%

None of these assets ****35%**

**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 Karchi?

■ Karchi · ■ Joshimath rural average

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

**84.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1076**

**841

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1174**

**947

Working population ****22.3%**

**56.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 95.6% for men and 81.1% for women. 37% of men and 9% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 65 (89%) · **■** Other work 8 (11%)

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

- Jalgwar360 people
- Gulabkoti356 people
- Kalgoth355 people
- Bheta Chak Urgam346 people
- Dumak311 people
- Lata305 people
- Tangni malli304 people
- Kosa302 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Karchi?328 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Karchi in?Chamoli district (Joshimath sub-district), Uttarakhand
- What is the literacy rate of Karchi?88.1% (Census 2011)