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

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Village · Karnaprayag, Chamoli 

# Kolson

Kolson is a village in Karnaprayag sub-district of Chamoli district, Uttarakhand. The 2011 Census counted **361 people in 69 households**, the 34th largest of 207 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 83.8%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 82.8%.

- 361people (2011)
- 69households
- 83.8%literacy
- 1,111females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Kolson

Of every 100 households in Kolson in 2011, 89 had electricity, 21 a toilet at home and 10 cooked with LPG; 34 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Kolson · ■ Karnaprayag rural average

Electricity for lighting ****89%**

**90%

Toilet within the home ****21%**

**50%

No toilet (open defecation) ****79%**

**49%

Tap water ****78%**

**86%

Drinking water within premises ****16%**

**26%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****10%**

**24%

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

**75%

Use banking services ****92%**

**84%

Television ****56%**

**56%

Mobile phone ****34%**

**71%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**2%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**3%

None of these assets ****30%**

**20%

Own their home ****97%**

**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 Kolson?

■ Kolson · ■ Karnaprayag rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****83.8%**

**82.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1111**

**1145

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****625**

**892

Working population ****52.6%**

**44.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 97.8% for men and 72.4% for women. 49% of men and 56% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 168 (88%) · **■** Other work 3 (2%) · **■** Marginal 19 (10%)

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

- Sonla371 people
- Jhirkoti367 people
- Kanoth365 people
- Langasu365 people
- Kimoli Talli360 people
- Chaundali359 people
- Tatasu urf majyri339 people
- Deyarkot337 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Kolson?361 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kolson in?Chamoli district (Karnaprayag sub-district), Uttarakhand
- What is the literacy rate of Kolson?83.8% (Census 2011)