# Mahar Gaun Village, Kotdwara, Garhwal (Uttarakhand)

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Village · Kotdwara, Garhwal 

# Mahar Gaun

Mahar Gaun is a village in Kotdwara sub-district of Garhwal district, Uttarakhand. The 2011 Census counted **70 people in 15 households**, the 207th largest of 301 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 90.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 86.5%.

- 70people (2011)
- 15households
- 90.3%literacy
- 1,121females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Mahar Gaun

Of every 100 households in Mahar Gaun in 2011, 67 had electricity, 33 a toilet at home and 40 cooked with LPG; 60 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 7 a car.

■ Mahar Gaun · ■ Kotdwara rural average

Electricity for lighting ****67%**

**94%

Toilet within the home ****33%**

**71%

No toilet (open defecation) ****67%**

**29%

Tap water ****7%**

**86%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**64%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****40%**

**60%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****60%**

**39%

Use banking services ****100%**

**85%

Television ****60%**

**73%

Mobile phone ****60%**

**70%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**22%

Car / jeep / van ****7%**

**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 Mahar Gaun?

■ Mahar Gaun · ■ Kotdwara rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****90.3%**

**86.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1121**

**1048

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1667**

**873

Working population ****22.9%**

**30.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 100.0% for men and 81.2% for women. 36% of men and 11% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

****

**■** Other work 5 (31%) · **■** Marginal 11 (69%)

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

- Bhairgaon74 people
- Goajetta74 people
- Purwana74 people
- Dalkhil Malanya70 people
- Chamola69 people
- Dangala69 people
- Amkholi68 people
- Sunar Gaon68 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Mahar Gaun?70 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Mahar Gaun in?Garhwal district (Kotdwara sub-district), Uttarakhand
- What is the literacy rate of Mahar Gaun?90.3% (Census 2011)