# Baswa Village, Yamkeshwar, Garhwal (Uttarakhand) – Population & Literacy, Census 2011

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Village · Yamkeshwar, Garhwal 

# Baswa

Baswa is a village in Yamkeshwar sub-district of Garhwal district, Uttarakhand. The 2011 Census counted **173 people in 44 households**, the 79th largest of 226 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 77.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 81.3%.

- 173people (2011)
- 44households
- 77.0%literacy
- 1,307females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Baswa

Of every 100 households in Baswa in 2011, 100 had electricity, 7 a toilet at home and 24 cooked with LPG; 67 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Baswa · ■ Yamkeshwar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**88%

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

**26%

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

**72%

Tap water ****84%**

**70%

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

**10%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****24%**

**24%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****76%**

**74%

Use banking services ****80%**

**82%

Television ****42%**

**50%

Mobile phone ****67%**

**62%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**4%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****18%**

**23%

Own their home ****98%**

**91%

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 Baswa?

■ Baswa · ■ Yamkeshwar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****77.0%**

**81.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1307**

**1085

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****750**

**892

Working population ****69.4%**

**43.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 88.9% for men and 68.5% for women. 67% of men and 71% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 5 (4%) · **■** Marginal 114 (95%)

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 Yamkeshwar

- Kanda184 people
- Bishi182 people
- Pokhari181 people
- Tola180 people
- Majera171 people
- Dhoshan170 people
- Silsari170 people
- Nail168 people

[All 241 villages in Yamkeshwar](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttarakhand/garhwal/yamkeshwar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Baswa?173 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Baswa in?Garhwal district (Yamkeshwar sub-district), Uttarakhand
- What is the literacy rate of Baswa?77.0% (Census 2011)