# Ward 5, Gochar (Chamoli, Uttarakhand) – Population & Literacy, Census 2011

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Census ward · Gochar, Uttarakhand 

# Ward 5, Gochar

Ward 5 of Gochar, Chamoli district, Uttarakhand, had **1,252 people in 287 households** at the 2011 Census — the 3rd most populous of 7 census wards. Literacy was 83.5%, below the town average of 90.1%.

- 1,252people (2011)
- 287households
- 3 of 7by population
- 83.5%literacy

## What is the population of Ward 5, Gochar?

■ Ward 5 · ■ Gochar average

Literacy (age 7+) ****83.5%**

**90.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****783**

**883

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1150**

**891

Working population ****37.1%**

**35.5%

### Work

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**■** Services, trade & industry 306 (66%) · **■** Household industry 37 (8%) · **■** Farming 8 (2%) · **■** Marginal 114 (25%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

Census wards were drawn for counting in 2011. Municipal ward boundaries may have changed since, so this ward number may not match today's municipal ward.

## Homes and amenities in Ward 5

Of every 100 households in Ward 5 in 2011, 95 had electricity, 73 a toilet at home and 71 cooked with LPG; 88 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Ward 5 · ■ Gochar average

Electricity for lighting ****95%**

**97%

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

**86%

No toilet (open defecation) ****16%**

**12%

Tap water ****90%**

**96%

Drinking water within premises ****67%**

**71%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****71%**

**82%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****12%**

**13%

Use banking services ****88%**

**94%

Television ****67%**

**79%

Mobile phone ****88%**

**93%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**3%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**12%

Car / jeep / van ****4%**

**5%

None of these assets ****7%**

**3%

Own their home ****32%**

**58%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other wards of Gochar

- Ward 2884 people
- Ward 31,961 people
- Ward 41,084 people
- Ward 61,416 people
- Ward 71,082 people

[Full Gochar ward list (7 wards)](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttarakhand/chamoli/karnaprayag/gochar/#wards)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Ward 5, Gochar?1,252 people in 287 households (Census 2011)