# Jhandi Chor Purwi Village, Kotdwara, Garhwal (Uttarakhand)

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Village · Kotdwara, Garhwal 

# Jhandi Chor Purwi

Jhandi Chor Purwi is a village in Kotdwara sub-district of Garhwal district, Uttarakhand. The 2011 Census counted **2,753 people in 542 households**, the 8th largest of 301 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 82.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 86.5%.

- 2,753people (2011)
- 542households
- 82.8%literacy
- 1,059females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Jhandi Chor Purwi

Of every 100 households in Jhandi Chor Purwi in 2011, 88 had electricity, 74 a toilet at home and 34 cooked with LPG; 51 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Jhandi Chor Purwi · ■ Kotdwara rural average

Electricity for lighting ****88%**

**94%

Toilet within the home ****74%**

**71%

No toilet (open defecation) ****26%**

**29%

Tap water ****55%**

**86%

Drinking water within premises ****62%**

**64%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****34%**

**60%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****65%**

**39%

Use banking services ****64%**

**85%

Television ****52%**

**73%

Mobile phone ****51%**

**70%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****9%**

**22%

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

**5%

None of these assets ****20%**

**12%

Own their home ****89%**

**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 Jhandi Chor Purwi?

■ Jhandi Chor Purwi · ■ Kotdwara rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****82.8%**

**86.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1059**

**1048

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****892**

**873

Working population ****29.0%**

**30.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 92.0% for men and 74.3% for women. 44% of men and 15% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 83 (10%) · **■** Farm labourers 16 (2%) · **■** Household industry 8 (1%) · **■** Other work 243 (30%) · **■** Marginal 448 (56%)

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

- Shibbu Nagar3,949 people
- Balasaur3,825 people
- Padampur3,459 people
- Balbhadrapur2,843 people
- Nimu Chor2,499 people
- Jhandi Chor Pachhimi2,419 people
- Ghamandpur2,332 people
- Jhan Chair Uttari2,073 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Jhandi Chor Purwi?2,753 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Jhandi Chor Purwi in?Garhwal district (Kotdwara sub-district), Uttarakhand
- What is the literacy rate of Jhandi Chor Purwi?82.8% (Census 2011)