# Bhal Gaun Village, Kotdwara, Garhwal (Uttarakhand)

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Village · Kotdwara, Garhwal 

# Bhal Gaun

Bhal Gaun is a village in Kotdwara sub-district of Garhwal district, Uttarakhand. The 2011 Census counted **143 people in 40 households**, the 148th largest of 301 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 85.2%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 86.5%.

- 143people (2011)
- 40households
- 85.2%literacy
- 1,424females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Bhal Gaun

Of every 100 households in Bhal Gaun in 2011, 82 had electricity, 16 a toilet at home and 21 cooked with LPG; 40 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 5 a car.

■ Bhal Gaun · ■ Kotdwara rural average

Electricity for lighting ****82%**

**94%

Toilet within the home ****16%**

**71%

No toilet (open defecation) ****84%**

**29%

Tap water ****100%**

**86%

Drinking water within premises ****10%**

**64%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****21%**

**60%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****79%**

**39%

Use banking services ****100%**

**85%

Television ****68%**

**73%

Mobile phone ****40%**

**70%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**22%

Car / jeep / van ****5%**

**5%

None of these assets ****24%**

**12%

Own their home ****100%**

**80%

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 Bhal Gaun?

■ Bhal Gaun · ■ Kotdwara rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****85.2%**

**86.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1424**

**1048

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****2000**

**873

Working population ****55.9%**

**30.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 100.0% for men and 74.3% for women. 53% of men and 58% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Household industry 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 16 (20%) · **■** Marginal 63 (79%)

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 Kotdwara

- Mawasha146 people
- Pathur Rodiyal146 people
- Khajari145 people
- Meruwa144 people
- Godi Badi142 people
- Simalna Malla141 people
- Jamal140 people
- Dundekha139 people

[All 315 villages in Kotdwara](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttarakhand/garhwal/kotdwara/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Bhal Gaun?143 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bhal Gaun in?Garhwal district (Kotdwara sub-district), Uttarakhand
- What is the literacy rate of Bhal Gaun?85.2% (Census 2011)