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

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Village · Berinag, Pithoragarh 

# Postala

Postala is a village in Berinag sub-district of Pithoragarh district, Uttarakhand. The 2011 Census counted **208 people in 50 households**, the 82nd largest of 283 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 81.1%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 81.8%.

- 208people (2011)
- 50households
- 81.1%literacy
- 926females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Postala

Of every 100 households in Postala in 2011, 87 had electricity, 51 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 64 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Postala · ■ Berinag rural average

Electricity for lighting ****87%**

**90%

Toilet within the home ****51%**

**57%

No toilet (open defecation) ****49%**

**42%

Tap water ****28%**

**73%

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

**39%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**25%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**74%

Use banking services ****96%**

**84%

Television ****26%**

**45%

Mobile phone ****64%**

**61%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**3%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****32%**

**28%

Own their home ****94%**

**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 Postala?

■ Postala · ■ Berinag rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****81.1%**

**81.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****926**

**1073

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****571**

**806

Working population ****47.6%**

**40.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 93.1% for men and 69.3% for women. 45% of men and 50% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 81 (82%) · **■** Other work 15 (15%) · **■** Marginal 3 (3%)

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

- Kheti Jarauli213 people
- Gurena211 people
- Kaleti211 people
- Machhikhet210 people
- Mangarh207 people
- Raitoli207 people
- Barar198 people
- Kamdeena194 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Postala?208 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Postala in?Pithoragarh district (Berinag sub-district), Uttarakhand
- What is the literacy rate of Postala?81.1% (Census 2011)