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

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Village · Dharchula, Pithoragarh 

# Sosa

Sosa is a village in Dharchula sub-district of Pithoragarh district, Uttarakhand. The 2011 Census counted **309 people in 77 households**, the 44th largest of 71 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 73.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 77.9%.

- 309people (2011)
- 77households
- 73.6%literacy
- 1,102females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Sosa

Of every 100 households in Sosa in 2011, 34 had electricity, 29 a toilet at home and 43 cooked with LPG; 0 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Sosa · ■ Dharchula rural average

Electricity for lighting ****34%**

**56%

Toilet within the home ****29%**

**29%

No toilet (open defecation) ****57%**

**65%

Tap water ****80%**

**86%

Drinking water within premises ****71%**

**31%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****43%**

**29%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****56%**

**68%

Use banking services ****92%**

**83%

Television ****17%**

**30%

Mobile phone ****0%**

**21%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**2%

Car / jeep / van ****4%**

**2%

None of these assets ****56%**

**47%

Own their home ****92%**

**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 Sosa?

■ Sosa · ■ Dharchula rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****73.6%**

**77.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1102**

**992

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****684**

**911

Working population ****47.2%**

**54.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 86.7% for men and 62.4% for women. 46% of men and 48% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 109 (75%) · **■** Farm labourers 6 (4%) · **■** Other work 14 (10%) · **■** Marginal 17 (12%)

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

- Go343 people
- Gunji335 people
- Tankul332 people
- Baling315 people
- Chharchhum302 people
- Tidang296 people
- Galagar281 people
- Himkhola273 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Sosa?309 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sosa in?Pithoragarh district (Dharchula sub-district), Uttarakhand
- What is the literacy rate of Sosa?73.6% (Census 2011)