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

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Village · Dharchula, Pithoragarh 

# Tejam

Tejam is a village in Dharchula sub-district of Pithoragarh district, Uttarakhand. The 2011 Census counted **190 people in 47 households**, the 56th largest of 71 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 92.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 77.9%.

- 190people (2011)
- 47households
- 92.8%literacy
- 1,000females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Tejam

Of every 100 households in Tejam in 2011, 77 had electricity, 12 a toilet at home and 27 cooked with LPG; 8 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Tejam · ■ Dharchula rural average

Electricity for lighting ****77%**

**56%

Toilet within the home ****12%**

**29%

No toilet (open defecation) ****88%**

**65%

Tap water ****100%**

**86%

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

**31%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****27%**

**29%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****73%**

**68%

Use banking services ****96%**

**83%

Television ****33%**

**30%

Mobile phone ****8%**

**21%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**2%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****48%**

**47%

Own their home ****77%**

**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 Tejam?

■ Tejam · ■ Dharchula rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****92.8%**

**77.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1000**

**992

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****762**

**911

Working population ****54.2%**

**54.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 98.6% for men and 87.3% for women. 49% of men and 59% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 1 (1%) · **■** Household industry 8 (8%) · **■** Other work 14 (14%) · **■** Marginal 80 (78%)

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

- Jyoti Pangu232 people
- Chal220 people
- Sela211 people
- Majtham/Payya R.F.205 people
- Sobala189 people
- Marchha185 people
- Tanta Gaon Roto163 people
- Philam151 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Tejam?190 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Tejam in?Pithoragarh district (Dharchula sub-district), Uttarakhand
- What is the literacy rate of Tejam?92.8% (Census 2011)