# Jiwal Village, Gangolihat, Pithoragarh (Uttarakhand)

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Village · Gangolihat, Pithoragarh 

# Jiwal

Jiwal is a village in Gangolihat sub-district of Pithoragarh district, Uttarakhand. The 2011 Census counted **443 people in 98 households**, the 44th largest of 312 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 81.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 77.8%.

- 443people (2011)
- 98households
- 81.6%literacy
- 1,161females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Jiwal

Of every 100 households in Jiwal in 2011, 94 had electricity, 69 a toilet at home and 8 cooked with LPG; 84 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Jiwal · ■ Gangolihat rural average

Electricity for lighting ****94%**

**89%

Toilet within the home ****69%**

**51%

No toilet (open defecation) ****31%**

**48%

Tap water ****15%**

**68%

Drinking water within premises ****7%**

**17%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****8%**

**19%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****92%**

**79%

Use banking services ****93%**

**74%

Television ****54%**

**40%

Mobile phone ****84%**

**52%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**2%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****13%**

**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 Jiwal?

■ Jiwal · ■ Gangolihat rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****81.6%**

**77.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1161**

**1090

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1393**

**870

Working population ****55.3%**

**46.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 97.7% for men and 67.3% for women. 51% of men and 59% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

****

**■** Other work 9 (4%) · **■** Marginal 236 (96%)

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

- Nakote451 people
- Chahaj450 people
- Pokhari450 people
- Gwari Malli448 people
- Batgeri441 people
- Basikhet428 people
- Boyel428 people
- Nayal Gunth420 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Jiwal?443 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Jiwal in?Pithoragarh district (Gangolihat sub-district), Uttarakhand
- What is the literacy rate of Jiwal?81.6% (Census 2011)