# Himkhola Village, Dharchula, Pithoragarh (Uttarakhand) – Population & Literacy, Census 2011

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Village · Dharchula, Pithoragarh 

# Himkhola

Himkhola is a village in Dharchula sub-district of Pithoragarh district, Uttarakhand. The 2011 Census counted **273 people in 58 households**, the 48th largest of 71 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 70.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 77.9%.

- 273people (2011)
- 58households
- 70.7%literacy
- 1,037females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Himkhola

Of every 100 households in Himkhola in 2011, 38 had electricity, 19 a toilet at home and 14 cooked with LPG; 14 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Himkhola · ■ Dharchula rural average

Electricity for lighting ****38%**

**56%

Toilet within the home ****19%**

**29%

No toilet (open defecation) ****81%**

**65%

Tap water ****57%**

**86%

Drinking water within premises ****11%**

**31%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****14%**

**29%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****84%**

**68%

Use banking services ****11%**

**83%

Television ****27%**

**30%

Mobile phone ****14%**

**21%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**2%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****70%**

**47%

Own their home ****86%**

**89%

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 Himkhola?

■ Himkhola · ■ Dharchula rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****70.7%**

**77.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1037**

**992

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1444**

**911

Working population ****50.5%**

**54.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 81.0% for men and 60.2% for women. 51% of men and 50% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 55 (40%) · **■** Farm labourers 2 (1%) · **■** Household industry 8 (6%) · **■** Other work 27 (20%) · **■** Marginal 46 (33%)

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 Dharchula

- Sosa309 people
- Chharchhum302 people
- Tidang296 people
- Galagar281 people
- New264 people
- Kimkhola252 people
- Dugtu234 people
- Jyoti Pangu232 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Himkhola?273 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Himkhola in?Pithoragarh district (Dharchula sub-district), Uttarakhand
- What is the literacy rate of Himkhola?70.7% (Census 2011)