# Ghes Village, Tharali, Chamoli (Uttarakhand) – Population & Literacy, Census 2011

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Village · Tharali, Chamoli 

# Ghes

Ghes is a village in Tharali sub-district of Chamoli district, Uttarakhand. The 2011 Census counted **702 people in 156 households**, the 23rd largest of 315 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 78.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 81.1%.

- 702people (2011)
- 156households
- 78.5%literacy
- 1,127females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Ghes

Of every 100 households in Ghes in 2011, 2 had electricity, 21 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 34 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Ghes · ■ Tharali rural average

Electricity for lighting ****2%**

**76%

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

**47%

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

**52%

Tap water ****99%**

**86%

Drinking water within premises ****43%**

**36%

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

**19%

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

**80%

Use banking services ****100%**

**88%

Television ****31%**

**51%

Mobile phone ****34%**

**60%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**1%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****37%**

**25%

Own their home ****96%**

**91%

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 Ghes?

■ Ghes · ■ Tharali rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****78.5%**

**81.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1127**

**1094

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****795**

**863

Working population ****56.7%**

**47.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 91.8% for men and 67.2% for women. 49% of men and 63% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 319 (80%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 42 (11%) · **■** Marginal 36 (9%)

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 Tharali

- Partha Chak Kuni795 people
- Purna741 people
- Balan732 people
- Beradhar713 people
- Sankot694 people
- Bhenta671 people
- Bunga669 people
- Bank664 people

[All 325 villages in Tharali](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttarakhand/chamoli/tharali/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Ghes?702 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Ghes in?Chamoli district (Tharali sub-district), Uttarakhand
- What is the literacy rate of Ghes?78.5% (Census 2011)