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

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Village · Berinag, Pithoragarh 

# Pousa

Pousa is a village in Berinag sub-district of Pithoragarh district, Uttarakhand. The 2011 Census counted **331 people in 84 households**, the 36th largest of 283 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 76.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 81.8%.

- 331people (2011)
- 84households
- 76.0%literacy
- 1,163females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Pousa

Of every 100 households in Pousa in 2011, 86 had electricity, 69 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 63 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Pousa · ■ Berinag rural average

Electricity for lighting ****86%**

**90%

Toilet within the home ****69%**

**57%

No toilet (open defecation) ****31%**

**42%

Tap water ****41%**

**73%

Drinking water within premises ****6%**

**39%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**25%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**74%

Use banking services ****100%**

**84%

Television ****31%**

**45%

Mobile phone ****63%**

**61%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**3%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****24%**

**28%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Pousa?

■ Pousa · ■ Berinag rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****76.0%**

**81.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1163**

**1073

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1080**

**806

Working population ****42.0%**

**40.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 85.9% for men and 67.5% for women. 34% of men and 49% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 122 (88%) · **■** Other work 10 (7%) · **■** Marginal 7 (5%)

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

- Pakhu Sera397 people
- Chausala390 people
- Baret Baphila378 people
- Rai Garsyari347 people
- Simayal328 people
- Karala Mahar327 people
- Merala322 people
- Suklyari321 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Pousa?331 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Pousa in?Pithoragarh district (Berinag sub-district), Uttarakhand
- What is the literacy rate of Pousa?76.0% (Census 2011)