# Askora Village, Gangolihat, Pithoragarh (Uttarakhand)

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Village · Gangolihat, Pithoragarh 

# Askora

Askora is a village in Gangolihat sub-district of Pithoragarh district, Uttarakhand. The 2011 Census counted **256 people in 55 households**, the 90th largest of 312 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 74.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 77.8%.

- 256people (2011)
- 55households
- 74.5%literacy
- 1,327females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Askora

Of every 100 households in Askora in 2011, 100 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 59 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Askora · ■ Gangolihat rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**89%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**51%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**48%

Tap water ****36%**

**68%

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

**17%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**19%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**79%

Use banking services ****59%**

**74%

Television ****21%**

**40%

Mobile phone ****59%**

**52%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**2%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****34%**

**34%

Own their home ****96%**

**93%

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 Askora?

■ Askora · ■ Gangolihat rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****74.5%**

**77.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1327**

**1090

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000**

**870

Working population ****46.5%**

**46.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 93.2% for men and 61.3% for women. 45% of men and 48% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 84 (71%) · **■** Farm labourers 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 3 (3%) · **■** Marginal 31 (26%)

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 Gangolihat

- Kanda264 people
- Kuna261 people
- Khulet260 people
- Baligaon258 people
- Itana256 people
- Kheti Gaon256 people
- Poli Paliyal256 people
- Banela Gaon255 people

[All 340 villages in Gangolihat](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttarakhand/pithoragarh/gangolihat/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Askora?256 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Askora in?Pithoragarh district (Gangolihat sub-district), Uttarakhand
- What is the literacy rate of Askora?74.5% (Census 2011)