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

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Village · Dharchula, Pithoragarh 

# Sirkha

Sirkha is a village in Dharchula sub-district of Pithoragarh district, Uttarakhand. The 2011 Census counted **552 people in 103 households**, the 27th largest of 71 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 84.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 77.9%.

- 552people (2011)
- 103households
- 84.8%literacy
- 1,052females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Sirkha

Of every 100 households in Sirkha in 2011, 73 had electricity, 8 a toilet at home and 33 cooked with LPG; 6 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Sirkha · ■ Dharchula rural average

Electricity for lighting ****73%**

**56%

Toilet within the home ****8%**

**29%

No toilet (open defecation) ****1%**

**65%

Tap water ****100%**

**86%

Drinking water within premises ****2%**

**31%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****33%**

**29%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****67%**

**68%

Use banking services ****92%**

**83%

Television ****24%**

**30%

Mobile phone ****6%**

**21%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**2%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**2%

None of these assets ****39%**

**47%

Own their home ****97%**

**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 Sirkha?

■ Sirkha · ■ Dharchula rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****84.8%**

**77.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1052**

**992

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1057**

**911

Working population ****55.4%**

**54.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 94.4% for men and 75.6% for women. 54% of men and 57% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 94 (31%) · **■** Other work 48 (16%) · **■** Marginal 164 (54%)

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

- Jamku708 people
- Bundi665 people
- Suwa637 people
- Dar560 people
- Bung Bung516 people
- Khet504 people
- Baun477 people
- Ramtoli454 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Sirkha?552 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sirkha in?Pithoragarh district (Dharchula sub-district), Uttarakhand
- What is the literacy rate of Sirkha?84.8% (Census 2011)