# Gahar Village, Kotdwara, Garhwal (Uttarakhand) – Population

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Village · Kotdwara, Garhwal 

# Gahar

Gahar is a village in Kotdwara sub-district of Garhwal district, Uttarakhand. The 2011 Census counted **117 people in 26 households**, the 168th largest of 301 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 83.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 86.5%.

- 117people (2011)
- 26households
- 83.7%literacy
- 950females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Gahar

Of every 100 households in Gahar in 2011, 82 had electricity, 7 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 52 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Gahar · ■ Kotdwara rural average

Electricity for lighting ****82%**

**94%

Toilet within the home ****7%**

**71%

No toilet (open defecation) ****93%**

**29%

Tap water ****100%**

**86%

Drinking water within premises ****15%**

**64%

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

**60%

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

**39%

Use banking services ****93%**

**85%

Television ****41%**

**73%

Mobile phone ****52%**

**70%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**22%

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

**5%

None of these assets ****33%**

**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 Gahar?

■ Gahar · ■ Kotdwara rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****83.7%**

**86.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****950**

**1048

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****444**

**873

Working population ****52.1%**

**30.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 96.1% for men and 71.7% for women. 55% of men and 49% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

****

**■** Other work 4 (7%) · **■** Marginal 57 (93%)

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

- Palash125 people
- Khudila123 people
- Khoriyaln Gaon122 people
- Syalana120 people
- Kathur Urf Garsir116 people
- Simalna Talla112 people
- Sirai112 people
- Chamsyul111 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Gahar?117 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gahar in?Garhwal district (Kotdwara sub-district), Uttarakhand
- What is the literacy rate of Gahar?83.7% (Census 2011)