# Dharchula, Pithoragarh (Uttarakhand) – Villages List, Towns & Population

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Sub-district · Pithoragarh, Uttarakhand 

# Dharchula

Dharchula is a sub-district of Pithoragarh district, Uttarakhand. At the 2011 Census it had **65,689 people**, 1 town and 82 villages (71 inhabited). The largest village is Baluwakot (5,455 people).

- 65,689people (2011)
- 82villages
- 1towns
- 79.1%literacy

## Population of Dharchula compared with Pithoragarh

■ Dharchula · ■ Pithoragarh district

Literacy (age 7+) ****79.1%**

**82.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****976**

**1020

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****903**

**816

Working population ****53.3%**

**44.8%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Dharchula

Of every 100 households in Dharchula in 2011, 62 had electricity, 37 a toilet at home and 37 cooked with LPG; 27 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Dharchula · ■ Pithoragarh district

Electricity for lighting ****62%**

**86%

Toilet within the home ****37%**

**55%

No toilet (open defecation) ****58%**

**44%

Tap water ****87%**

**80%

Drinking water within premises ****38%**

**42%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****37%**

**41%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****60%**

**57%

Use banking services ****84%**

**85%

Television ****36%**

**53%

Mobile phone ****27%**

**57%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**6%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**3%

None of these assets ****42%**

**27%

Own their home ****83%**

**84%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Towns in Dharchula

- Dharchula7,039 people

## Largest villages in Dharchula

- Baluwakot · 5,455 people
- Dharchula Dehat · 5,205 people
- Ranthi · 4,932 people
- Jumma · 3,383 people
- Kalika · 2,881 people
- Galati · 2,236 people
- Payya Pauri · 1,806 people
- Khela · 1,764 people
- Metali · 1,761 people
- Toli · 1,701 people
- Duti Bagad · 1,599 people
- Jarajibli · 1,335 people
- Kanar · 1,304 people
- Khumati · 1,267 people
- Syankuri · 1,232 people
- Baram · 1,043 people

[All 82 villages in Dharchula →](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttarakhand/pithoragarh/dharchula/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How many villages are in Dharchula?82 (71 inhabited, Census 2011)
- Which district is Dharchula in?Pithoragarh district, Uttarakhand
- What is the population of Dharchula?65,689 (Census 2011)