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

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Village · Joshimath, Chamoli 

# Pandukaswar

Pandukaswar is a village in Joshimath sub-district of Chamoli district, Uttarakhand. The 2011 Census counted **1,396 people in 312 households**, the 4th largest of 91 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 87.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 84.0%.

- 1,396people (2011)
- 312households
- 87.8%literacy
- 963females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Pandukaswar

Of every 100 households in Pandukaswar in 2011, 92 had electricity, 72 a toilet at home and 86 cooked with LPG; 77 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 13 a car.

■ Pandukaswar · ■ Joshimath rural average

Electricity for lighting ****92%**

**73%

Toilet within the home ****72%**

**46%

No toilet (open defecation) ****28%**

**47%

Tap water ****90%**

**81%

Drinking water within premises ****66%**

**24%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****86%**

**36%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****8%**

**61%

Use banking services ****39%**

**72%

Television ****75%**

**42%

Mobile phone ****77%**

**51%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**2%

Car / jeep / van ****13%**

**3%

None of these assets ****12%**

**32%

Own their home ****82%**

**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 Pandukaswar?

■ Pandukaswar · ■ Joshimath rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****87.8%**

**84.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****963**

**841

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1060**

**947

Working population ****35.3%**

**56.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 96.4% for men and 78.7% for women. 50% of men and 20% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 185 (38%) · **■** Farm labourers 5 (1%) · **■** Household industry 7 (1%) · **■** Other work 251 (51%) · **■** Marginal 45 (9%)

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

- Malari1,933 people
- Salud Dugra1,583 people
- Urgam1,549 people
- Mana1,214 people
- Topovan1,064 people
- Thaing806 people
- Bara gaon792 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Pandukaswar?1,396 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Pandukaswar in?Chamoli district (Joshimath sub-district), Uttarakhand
- What is the literacy rate of Pandukaswar?87.8% (Census 2011)