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

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Village · Joshimath, Chamoli 

# Urgam

Urgam is a village in Joshimath sub-district of Chamoli district, Uttarakhand. The 2011 Census counted **1,549 people in 313 households**, the 3rd largest of 91 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 84.4%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 84.0%.

- 1,549people (2011)
- 313households
- 84.4%literacy
- 991females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Urgam

Of every 100 households in Urgam in 2011, 79 had electricity, 38 a toilet at home and 11 cooked with LPG; 53 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Urgam · ■ Joshimath rural average

Electricity for lighting ****79%**

**73%

Toilet within the home ****38%**

**46%

No toilet (open defecation) ****62%**

**47%

Tap water ****81%**

**81%

Drinking water within premises ****15%**

**24%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****11%**

**36%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****89%**

**61%

Use banking services ****50%**

**72%

Television ****34%**

**42%

Mobile phone ****53%**

**51%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**2%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**3%

None of these assets ****39%**

**32%

Own their home ****96%**

**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 Urgam?

■ Urgam · ■ Joshimath rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****84.4%**

**84.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****991**

**841

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****976**

**947

Working population ****47.6%**

**56.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 94.5% for men and 74.2% for women. 48% of men and 47% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 121 (16%) · **■** Farm labourers 1 (0%) · **■** Household industry 3 (0%) · **■** Other work 43 (6%) · **■** Marginal 569 (77%)

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
- Pandukaswar1,396 people
- Mana1,214 people
- Topovan1,064 people
- Thaing806 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Urgam?1,549 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Urgam in?Chamoli district (Joshimath sub-district), Uttarakhand
- What is the literacy rate of Urgam?84.4% (Census 2011)