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

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Village · Joshimath, Chamoli 

# Khiron

Khiron is a village in Joshimath sub-district of Chamoli district, Uttarakhand. The 2011 Census counted **90 people in 30 households**, the 72nd largest of 91 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 87.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 84.0%.

- 90people (2011)
- 30households
- 87.7%literacy
- 915females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Khiron

Of every 100 households in Khiron in 2011, 81 had electricity, 19 a toilet at home and 61 cooked with LPG; 64 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Khiron · ■ Joshimath rural average

Electricity for lighting ****81%**

**73%

Toilet within the home ****19%**

**46%

No toilet (open defecation) ****77%**

**47%

Tap water ****100%**

**81%

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

**24%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****61%**

**36%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****36%**

**61%

Use banking services ****74%**

**72%

Television ****68%**

**42%

Mobile phone ****64%**

**51%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**2%

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

**3%

None of these assets ****13%**

**32%

Own their home ****90%**

**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 Khiron?

■ Khiron · ■ Joshimath rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****87.7%**

**84.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****915**

**841

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****800**

**947

Working population ****77.8%**

**56.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 100.0% for men and 74.4% for women. 74% of men and 81% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 10 (14%) · **■** Other work 7 (10%) · **■** Marginal 53 (76%)

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

- Raigari97 people
- Darmi95 people
- Dronagiri92 people
- Tapon92 people
- Jumma78 people
- Garpak66 people
- Bhyudar61 people
- Juwagwar59 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Khiron?90 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Khiron in?Chamoli district (Joshimath sub-district), Uttarakhand
- What is the literacy rate of Khiron?87.7% (Census 2011)