# Kharsain Village, Karnaprayag, Chamoli (Uttarakhand) – Population & Literacy, Census 2011

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Village · Karnaprayag, Chamoli 

# Kharsain

Kharsain is a village in Karnaprayag sub-district of Chamoli district, Uttarakhand. The 2011 Census counted **442 people in 99 households**, the 19th largest of 207 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 76.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 82.8%.

- 442people (2011)
- 99households
- 76.7%literacy
- 1,167females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Kharsain

Of every 100 households in Kharsain in 2011, 66 had electricity, 32 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 30 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Kharsain · ■ Karnaprayag rural average

Electricity for lighting ****66%**

**90%

Toilet within the home ****32%**

**50%

No toilet (open defecation) ****68%**

**49%

Tap water ****84%**

**86%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**26%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**24%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**75%

Use banking services ****100%**

**84%

Television ****27%**

**56%

Mobile phone ****30%**

**71%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**2%

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

**3%

None of these assets ****62%**

**20%

Own their home ****100%**

**93%

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 Kharsain?

■ Kharsain · ■ Karnaprayag rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****76.7%**

**82.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1167**

**1145

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****950**

**892

Working population ****52.7%**

**44.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 90.2% for men and 65.3% for women. 48% of men and 57% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Other work 9 (4%) · **■** Marginal 224 (96%)

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 Karnaprayag

- Siran501 people
- Ghandiyal489 people
- Sunali482 people
- Kankhul Talla463 people
- Dungri441 people
- Ratura433 people
- Simli413 people
- Umrakot Urf Baidanu413 people

[All 222 villages in Karnaprayag](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttarakhand/chamoli/karnaprayag/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Kharsain?442 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kharsain in?Chamoli district (Karnaprayag sub-district), Uttarakhand
- What is the literacy rate of Kharsain?76.7% (Census 2011)