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

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Village · Kotdwara, Garhwal 

# Goom

Goom is a village in Kotdwara sub-district of Garhwal district, Uttarakhand. The 2011 Census counted **319 people in 89 households**, the 75th largest of 301 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 87.5%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 86.5%.

- 319people (2011)
- 89households
- 87.5%literacy
- 865females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Goom

Of every 100 households in Goom in 2011, 99 had electricity, 52 a toilet at home and 71 cooked with LPG; 60 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 8 a car.

■ Goom · ■ Kotdwara rural average

Electricity for lighting ****99%**

**94%

Toilet within the home ****52%**

**71%

No toilet (open defecation) ****48%**

**29%

Tap water ****100%**

**86%

Drinking water within premises ****45%**

**64%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****71%**

**60%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****24%**

**39%

Use banking services ****98%**

**85%

Television ****72%**

**73%

Mobile phone ****60%**

**70%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****9%**

**22%

Car / jeep / van ****8%**

**5%

None of these assets ****8%**

**12%

Own their home ****67%**

**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 Goom?

■ Goom · ■ Kotdwara rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****87.5%**

**86.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****865**

**1048

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****455**

**873

Working population ****60.2%**

**30.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 89.9% for men and 84.8% for women. 63% of men and 57% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 2 (1%) · **■** Farm labourers 2 (1%) · **■** Household industry 10 (5%) · **■** Other work 53 (28%) · **■** Marginal 125 (65%)

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

- Boantha338 people
- Kanda336 people
- Muni Sankari/Muni Ankri/ Muni Pujari334 people
- Saund321 people
- Balaganj316 people
- Birmoli315 people
- Sona Nadi Range314 people
- Toli308 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Goom?319 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Goom in?Garhwal district (Kotdwara sub-district), Uttarakhand
- What is the literacy rate of Goom?87.5% (Census 2011)