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

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Village · Dharchula, Pithoragarh 

# Watan

Watan is a village in Dharchula sub-district of Pithoragarh district, Uttarakhand. The 2011 Census counted **54 people in 12 households**, the 69th largest of 71 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 84.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 77.9%.

- 54people (2011)
- 12households
- 84.1%literacy
- 800females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Watan

Of every 100 households in Watan in 2011, 62 had electricity, 8 a toilet at home and 15 cooked with LPG; 0 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Watan · ■ Dharchula rural average

Electricity for lighting ****62%**

**56%

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

**29%

No toilet (open defecation) ****92%**

**65%

Tap water ****100%**

**86%

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

**31%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****15%**

**29%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****85%**

**68%

Use banking services ****100%**

**83%

Television ****54%**

**30%

Mobile phone ****0%**

**21%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**2%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****8%**

**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 Watan?

■ Watan · ■ Dharchula rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****84.1%**

**77.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****800**

**992

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1500**

**911

Working population ****53.7%**

**54.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 92.3% for men and 72.2% for women. 50% of men and 58% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 3 (10%) · **■** Other work 15 (52%) · **■** Marginal 11 (38%)

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

- Navi78 people
- Napalachchu74 people
- Tham58 people
- Daubu Yangsu55 people
- Dug R.F.32 people
- Punla Bhataka20 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Watan?54 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Watan in?Pithoragarh district (Dharchula sub-district), Uttarakhand
- What is the literacy rate of Watan?84.1% (Census 2011)