# Lejam Village, Berinag, Pithoragarh (Uttarakhand) – Population & Literacy, Census 2011

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Village · Berinag, Pithoragarh 

# Lejam

Lejam is a village in Berinag sub-district of Pithoragarh district, Uttarakhand. The 2011 Census counted **293 people in 72 households**, the 44th largest of 283 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 69.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 81.8%.

- 293people (2011)
- 72households
- 69.1%literacy
- 1,078females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Lejam

Of every 100 households in Lejam in 2011, 63 had electricity, 13 a toilet at home and 5 cooked with LPG; 15 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Lejam · ■ Berinag rural average

Electricity for lighting ****63%**

**90%

Toilet within the home ****13%**

**57%

No toilet (open defecation) ****87%**

**42%

Tap water ****100%**

**73%

Drinking water within premises ****7%**

**39%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****5%**

**25%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****95%**

**74%

Use banking services ****100%**

**84%

Television ****12%**

**45%

Mobile phone ****15%**

**61%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**3%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****85%**

**28%

Own their home ****100%**

**90%

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 Lejam?

■ Lejam · ■ Berinag rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****69.1%**

**81.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1078**

**1073

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****722**

**806

Working population ****51.2%**

**40.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 83.7% for men and 56.1% for women. 45% of men and 57% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 112 (75%) · **■** Other work 15 (10%) · **■** Marginal 23 (15%)

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 Berinag

- Suklyari321 people
- Purana Thal316 people
- Sagar315 people
- Masuriya310 people
- Gwir Panth288 people
- Bora Agar287 people
- Varsayat286 people
- Tamoli Gwir284 people

[All 299 villages in Berinag](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttarakhand/pithoragarh/berinag/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Lejam?293 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Lejam in?Pithoragarh district (Berinag sub-district), Uttarakhand
- What is the literacy rate of Lejam?69.1% (Census 2011)