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

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Village · Dharchula, Pithoragarh 

# Suwa

Suwa is a village in Dharchula sub-district of Pithoragarh district, Uttarakhand. The 2011 Census counted **637 people in 132 households**, the 25th largest of 71 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 77.9%.

- 637people (2011)
- 132households
- 71.3%literacy
- 1,061females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Suwa

Of every 100 households in Suwa in 2011, 92 had electricity, 14 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 0 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 5 a car.

■ Suwa · ■ Dharchula rural average

Electricity for lighting ****92%**

**56%

Toilet within the home ****14%**

**29%

No toilet (open defecation) ****86%**

**65%

Tap water ****100%**

**86%

Drinking water within premises ****97%**

**31%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**29%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**68%

Use banking services ****99%**

**83%

Television ****39%**

**30%

Mobile phone ****0%**

**21%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**2%

Car / jeep / van ****5%**

**2%

None of these assets ****46%**

**47%

Own their home ****96%**

**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 Suwa?

■ Suwa · ■ Dharchula rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****71.3%**

**77.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1061**

**992

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1054**

**911

Working population ****75.7%**

**54.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 86.2% for men and 57.2% for women. 75% of men and 77% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 293 (61%) · **■** Farm labourers 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 22 (5%) · **■** Marginal 166 (34%)

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

- Sirdang812 people
- Jaykot789 people
- Jamku708 people
- Bundi665 people
- Dar560 people
- Sirkha552 people
- Bung Bung516 people
- Khet504 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Suwa?637 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Suwa in?Pithoragarh district (Dharchula sub-district), Uttarakhand
- What is the literacy rate of Suwa?71.3% (Census 2011)