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

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Village · Joshimath, Chamoli 

# Topovan

Topovan is a village in Joshimath sub-district of Chamoli district, Uttarakhand. The 2011 Census counted **1,064 people in 270 households**, the 6th largest of 91 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 86.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 84.0%.

- 1,064people (2011)
- 270households
- 86.8%literacy
- 759females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Topovan

Of every 100 households in Topovan in 2011, 92 had electricity, 73 a toilet at home and 39 cooked with LPG; 73 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 8 a car.

■ Topovan · ■ Joshimath rural average

Electricity for lighting ****92%**

**73%

Toilet within the home ****73%**

**46%

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

**47%

Tap water ****98%**

**81%

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

**24%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****39%**

**36%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****55%**

**61%

Use banking services ****92%**

**72%

Television ****58%**

**42%

Mobile phone ****73%**

**51%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**2%

Car / jeep / van ****8%**

**3%

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

**32%

Own their home ****72%**

**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 Topovan?

■ Topovan · ■ Joshimath rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****86.8%**

**84.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****759**

**841

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****843**

**947

Working population ****49.1%**

**56.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 92.5% for men and 79.2% for women. 61% of men and 34% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 285 (55%) · **■** Farm labourers 4 (1%) · **■** Household industry 3 (1%) · **■** Other work 222 (43%) · **■** Marginal 8 (2%)

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

- Salud Dugra1,583 people
- Urgam1,549 people
- Pandukaswar1,396 people
- Mana1,214 people
- Thaing806 people
- Bara gaon792 people
- Sailang761 people
- Paini664 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Topovan?1,064 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Topovan in?Chamoli district (Joshimath sub-district), Uttarakhand
- What is the literacy rate of Topovan?86.8% (Census 2011)