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

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Village · Karnaprayag, Chamoli 

# Saij

Saij is a village in Karnaprayag sub-district of Chamoli district, Uttarakhand. The 2011 Census counted **209 people in 47 households**, the 64th largest of 207 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 89.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 82.8%.

- 209people (2011)
- 47households
- 89.3%literacy
- 1,090females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Saij

Of every 100 households in Saij in 2011, 92 had electricity, 60 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 85 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Saij · ■ Karnaprayag rural average

Electricity for lighting ****92%**

**90%

Toilet within the home ****60%**

**50%

No toilet (open defecation) ****40%**

**49%

Tap water ****100%**

**86%

Drinking water within premises ****75%**

**26%

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

**24%

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

**75%

Use banking services ****100%**

**84%

Television ****38%**

**56%

Mobile phone ****85%**

**71%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**2%

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

**3%

None of these assets ****4%**

**20%

Own their home ****94%**

**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 Saij?

■ Saij · ■ Karnaprayag rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****89.3%**

**82.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1090**

**1145

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1067**

**892

Working population ****64.1%**

**44.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 97.6% for men and 81.7% for women. 64% of men and 64% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 61 (46%) · **■** Farm labourers 1 (1%) · **■** Household industry 1 (1%) · **■** Marginal 71 (53%)

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

- Kamera231 people
- Chauki227 people
- Mauna215 people
- Gainthi211 people
- Jhurkande202 people
- Kandara202 people
- Chatgyala193 people
- Dothla191 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Saij?209 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Saij in?Chamoli district (Karnaprayag sub-district), Uttarakhand
- What is the literacy rate of Saij?89.3% (Census 2011)