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

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Village · Joshimath, Chamoli 

# Mahargaon

Mahargaon is a village in Joshimath sub-district of Chamoli district, Uttarakhand. The 2011 Census counted **269 people in 43 households**, the 39th largest of 91 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 96.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 84.0%.

- 269people (2011)
- 43households
- 96.8%literacy
- 935females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Mahargaon

Of every 100 households in Mahargaon in 2011, 0 had electricity, 19 a toilet at home and 7 cooked with LPG; 2 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Mahargaon · ■ Joshimath rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**73%

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

**46%

No toilet (open defecation) ****12%**

**47%

Tap water ****100%**

**81%

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

**24%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****7%**

**36%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****93%**

**61%

Use banking services ****74%**

**72%

Television ****0%**

**42%

Mobile phone ****2%**

**51%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**2%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**3%

None of these assets ****98%**

**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 Mahargaon?

■ Mahargaon · ■ Joshimath rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****96.8%**

**84.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****935**

**841

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****692**

**947

Working population ****68.0%**

**56.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 96.0% for men and 97.5% for women. 63% of men and 73% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 81 (44%) · **■** Farm labourers 11 (6%) · **■** Other work 35 (19%) · **■** Marginal 56 (31%)

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

- Kosa302 people
- Auli Laga Joshimath299 people
- Pulana Chak Bhyudar285 people
- Ringi273 people
- Raini Chak Subhai258 people
- Gurguti250 people
- Pokhani Urf Pokhari245 people
- Bhangyul241 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Mahargaon?269 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Mahargaon in?Chamoli district (Joshimath sub-district), Uttarakhand
- What is the literacy rate of Mahargaon?96.8% (Census 2011)