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

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Village · Yamkeshwar, Garhwal 

# Pherwa

Pherwa is a village in Yamkeshwar sub-district of Garhwal district, Uttarakhand. The 2011 Census counted **118 people in 25 households**, the 120th largest of 226 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 86.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 81.3%.

- 118people (2011)
- 25households
- 86.6%literacy
- 1,145females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Pherwa

Of every 100 households in Pherwa in 2011, 100 had electricity, 8 a toilet at home and 12 cooked with LPG; 54 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Pherwa · ■ Yamkeshwar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**88%

Toilet within the home ****8%**

**26%

No toilet (open defecation) ****92%**

**72%

Tap water ****77%**

**70%

Drinking water within premises ****4%**

**10%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****12%**

**24%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****88%**

**74%

Use banking services ****31%**

**82%

Television ****35%**

**50%

Mobile phone ****54%**

**62%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**4%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****38%**

**23%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Pherwa?

■ Pherwa · ■ Yamkeshwar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****86.6%**

**81.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1145**

**1085

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****500**

**892

Working population ****45.8%**

**43.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 98.0% for men and 77.0% for women. 42% of men and 49% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Farm labourers 19 (35%) · **■** Other work 6 (11%) · **■** Marginal 29 (54%)

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

- Jahri Talli123 people
- Haldogi120 people
- Khaira119 people
- Bhant118 people
- Noda116 people
- Bagol Gaun115 people
- Jahri Malli115 people
- Chandnhi113 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Pherwa?118 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Pherwa in?Garhwal district (Yamkeshwar sub-district), Uttarakhand
- What is the literacy rate of Pherwa?86.6% (Census 2011)