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

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Village · Joshimath, Chamoli 

# Paini

Paini is a village in Joshimath sub-district of Chamoli district, Uttarakhand. The 2011 Census counted **664 people in 153 households**, the 10th largest of 91 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 91.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 84.0%.

- 664people (2011)
- 153households
- 91.5%literacy
- 799females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Paini

Of every 100 households in Paini in 2011, 97 had electricity, 76 a toilet at home and 42 cooked with LPG; 97 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Paini · ■ Joshimath rural average

Electricity for lighting ****97%**

**73%

Toilet within the home ****76%**

**46%

No toilet (open defecation) ****24%**

**47%

Tap water ****96%**

**81%

Drinking water within premises ****40%**

**24%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****42%**

**36%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****53%**

**61%

Use banking services ****87%**

**72%

Television ****63%**

**42%

Mobile phone ****97%**

**51%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**2%

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

**3%

None of these assets ****2%**

**32%

Own their home ****65%**

**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 Paini?

■ Paini · ■ Joshimath rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****91.5%**

**84.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****799**

**841

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****706**

**947

Working population ****62.0%**

**56.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 98.1% for men and 83.4% for women. 61% of men and 64% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 67 (16%) · **■** Farm labourers 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 282 (68%) · **■** Marginal 62 (15%)

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

- Topovan1,064 people
- Thaing806 people
- Bara gaon792 people
- Sailang761 people
- Arurhi Paturi609 people
- Subhai569 people
- Hailang528 people
- Chaien516 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Paini?664 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Paini in?Chamoli district (Joshimath sub-district), Uttarakhand
- What is the literacy rate of Paini?91.5% (Census 2011)