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

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Village · Dharchula, Pithoragarh 

# Marchha

Marchha is a village in Dharchula sub-district of Pithoragarh district, Uttarakhand. The 2011 Census counted **185 people in 46 households**, the 58th largest of 71 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 88.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 77.9%.

- 185people (2011)
- 46households
- 88.2%literacy
- 1,126females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Marchha

Of every 100 households in Marchha in 2011, 0 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 2 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Marchha · ■ Dharchula rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**56%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**29%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**65%

Tap water ****98%**

**86%

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

**31%

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

**29%

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

**68%

Use banking services ****100%**

**83%

Television ****0%**

**30%

Mobile phone ****2%**

**21%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**2%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****96%**

**47%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Marchha?

■ Marchha · ■ Dharchula rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****88.2%**

**77.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1126**

**992

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1667**

**911

Working population ****83.2%**

**54.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 95.1% for men and 81.8% for women. 84% of men and 83% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 97 (63%) · **■** Other work 1 (1%) · **■** Marginal 56 (36%)

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

- Sela211 people
- Majtham/Payya R.F.205 people
- Tejam190 people
- Sobala189 people
- Tanta Gaon Roto163 people
- Philam151 people
- Dhar Pangu143 people
- Sipu136 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Marchha?185 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Marchha in?Pithoragarh district (Dharchula sub-district), Uttarakhand
- What is the literacy rate of Marchha?88.2% (Census 2011)