# Bans Village, Gangolihat, Pithoragarh (Uttarakhand)

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Village · Gangolihat, Pithoragarh 

# Bans

Bans is a village in Gangolihat sub-district of Pithoragarh district, Uttarakhand. The 2011 Census counted **239 people in 59 households**, the 103rd largest of 312 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 69.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 77.8%.

- 239people (2011)
- 59households
- 69.9%literacy
- 1,255females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Bans

Of every 100 households in Bans in 2011, 86 had electricity, 81 a toilet at home and 38 cooked with LPG; 71 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Bans · ■ Gangolihat rural average

Electricity for lighting ****86%**

**89%

Toilet within the home ****81%**

**51%

No toilet (open defecation) ****19%**

**48%

Tap water ****91%**

**68%

Drinking water within premises ****14%**

**17%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****38%**

**19%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****59%**

**79%

Use banking services ****91%**

**74%

Television ****55%**

**40%

Mobile phone ****71%**

**52%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**2%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**1%

None of these assets ****21%**

**34%

Own their home ****90%**

**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 Bans?

■ Bans · ■ Gangolihat rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****69.9%**

**77.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1255**

**1090

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****875**

**870

Working population ****47.3%**

**46.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 82.2% for men and 60.5% for women. 44% of men and 50% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 45 (40%) · **■** Household industry 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 9 (8%) · **■** Marginal 58 (51%)

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

- Jyuliya Khet245 people
- Kanara Gunth243 people
- Surkhal241 people
- Gobar Gara240 people
- Bala Kuncha233 people
- Paltori232 people
- Anoli231 people
- Chaura230 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Bans?239 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bans in?Pithoragarh district (Gangolihat sub-district), Uttarakhand
- What is the literacy rate of Bans?69.9% (Census 2011)