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

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Village · Tharali, Chamoli 

# Gwaldam State

Gwaldam State is a village in Tharali sub-district of Chamoli district, Uttarakhand. The 2011 Census counted **2,920 people in 690 households**, the 1st largest of 315 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 88.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 81.1%.

- 2,920people (2011)
- 690households
- 88.5%literacy
- 875females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Gwaldam State

Of every 100 households in Gwaldam State in 2011, 96 had electricity, 65 a toilet at home and 41 cooked with LPG; 77 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Gwaldam State · ■ Tharali rural average

Electricity for lighting ****96%**

**76%

Toilet within the home ****65%**

**47%

No toilet (open defecation) ****35%**

**52%

Tap water ****88%**

**86%

Drinking water within premises ****59%**

**36%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****41%**

**19%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****59%**

**80%

Use banking services ****97%**

**88%

Television ****62%**

**51%

Mobile phone ****77%**

**60%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**1%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**2%

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

**25%

Own their home ****85%**

**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 Gwaldam State?

■ Gwaldam State · ■ Tharali rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****88.5%**

**81.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****875**

**1094

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000**

**863

Working population ****50.9%**

**47.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 96.1% for men and 79.7% for women. 56% of men and 45% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 470 (32%) · **■** Farm labourers 3 (0%) · **■** Household industry 7 (0%) · **■** Other work 625 (42%) · **■** Marginal 382 (26%)

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

- Tharali1,956 people
- Deorada1,597 people
- Vaan1,371 people
- Kheta Manmati1,349 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Gwaldam State?2,920 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gwaldam State in?Chamoli district (Tharali sub-district), Uttarakhand
- What is the literacy rate of Gwaldam State?88.5% (Census 2011)