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

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Village · Joshimath, Chamoli 

# Sailang

Sailang is a village in Joshimath sub-district of Chamoli district, Uttarakhand. The 2011 Census counted **761 people in 150 households**, the 9th largest of 91 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 83.1%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 84.0%.

- 761people (2011)
- 150households
- 83.1%literacy
- 829females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Sailang

Of every 100 households in Sailang in 2011, 95 had electricity, 74 a toilet at home and 14 cooked with LPG; 66 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 5 a car.

■ Sailang · ■ Joshimath rural average

Electricity for lighting ****95%**

**73%

Toilet within the home ****74%**

**46%

No toilet (open defecation) ****26%**

**47%

Tap water ****100%**

**81%

Drinking water within premises ****47%**

**24%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****14%**

**36%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****86%**

**61%

Use banking services ****86%**

**72%

Television ****77%**

**42%

Mobile phone ****66%**

**51%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**2%

Car / jeep / van ****5%**

**3%

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

**32%

Own their home ****95%**

**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 Sailang?

■ Sailang · ■ Joshimath rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****83.1%**

**84.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****829**

**841

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****912**

**947

Working population ****60.3%**

**56.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 92.5% for men and 71.7% for women. 63% of men and 57% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 296 (64%) · **■** Farm labourers 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 124 (27%) · **■** Marginal 37 (8%)

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

- Mana1,214 people
- Topovan1,064 people
- Thaing806 people
- Bara gaon792 people
- Paini664 people
- Arurhi Paturi609 people
- Subhai569 people
- Hailang528 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Sailang?761 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sailang in?Chamoli district (Joshimath sub-district), Uttarakhand
- What is the literacy rate of Sailang?83.1% (Census 2011)