# Gwal Village, Gangolihat, Pithoragarh (Uttarakhand)

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Village · Gangolihat, Pithoragarh 

# Gwal

Gwal is a village in Gangolihat sub-district of Pithoragarh district, Uttarakhand. The 2011 Census counted **302 people in 74 households**, the 75th largest of 312 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 76.8%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 77.8%.

- 302people (2011)
- 74households
- 76.8%literacy
- 1,359females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Gwal

Of every 100 households in Gwal in 2011, 95 had electricity, 68 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 72 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Gwal · ■ Gangolihat rural average

Electricity for lighting ****95%**

**89%

Toilet within the home ****68%**

**51%

No toilet (open defecation) ****32%**

**48%

Tap water ****85%**

**68%

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

**17%

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

**19%

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

**79%

Use banking services ****64%**

**74%

Television ****30%**

**40%

Mobile phone ****72%**

**52%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**2%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****23%**

**34%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Gwal?

■ Gwal · ■ Gangolihat rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****76.8%**

**77.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1359**

**1090

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****950**

**870

Working population ****47.0%**

**46.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 91.7% for men and 66.5% for women. 36% of men and 55% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 83 (58%) · **■** Other work 9 (6%) · **■** Marginal 50 (35%)

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

- Kunlta332 people
- Sunkhola324 people
- Chauna302 people
- Dasila Khet302 people
- Oligaon298 people
- Birgoli294 people
- Naikara291 people
- Tunda Chauri291 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Gwal?302 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gwal in?Pithoragarh district (Gangolihat sub-district), Uttarakhand
- What is the literacy rate of Gwal?76.8% (Census 2011)