# Girsa Village, Pokhari, Chamoli (Uttarakhand) – Population & Literacy, Census 2011

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Village · Pokhari, Chamoli 

# Girsa

Girsa is a village in Pokhari sub-district of Chamoli district, Uttarakhand. The 2011 Census counted **543 people in 116 households**, the 18th largest of 135 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 87.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 83.0%.

- 543people (2011)
- 116households
- 87.7%literacy
- 1,011females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Girsa

Of every 100 households in Girsa in 2011, 93 had electricity, 49 a toilet at home and 45 cooked with LPG; 75 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Girsa · ■ Pokhari rural average

Electricity for lighting ****93%**

**92%

Toilet within the home ****49%**

**50%

No toilet (open defecation) ****51%**

**48%

Tap water ****96%**

**85%

Drinking water within premises ****46%**

**27%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****45%**

**28%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****55%**

**72%

Use banking services ****85%**

**89%

Television ****66%**

**55%

Mobile phone ****75%**

**69%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**2%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**2%

None of these assets ****16%**

**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 Girsa?

■ Girsa · ■ Pokhari rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****87.7%**

**83.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1011**

**1116

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****879**

**895

Working population ****53.0%**

**48.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 98.7% for men and 77.0% for women. 53% of men and 53% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 73 (25%) · **■** Farm labourers 2 (1%) · **■** Household industry 4 (1%) · **■** Other work 105 (36%) · **■** Marginal 104 (36%)

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 Pokhari

- Gudam587 people
- Nail585 people
- Valli577 people
- Tunji546 people
- Bangthal526 people
- Thalabair524 people
- Godi Giwala508 people
- Devar Walla490 people

[All 142 villages in Pokhari](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttarakhand/chamoli/pokhari/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Girsa?543 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Girsa in?Chamoli district (Pokhari sub-district), Uttarakhand
- What is the literacy rate of Girsa?87.7% (Census 2011)