# Sakar Village, Gangolihat, Pithoragarh (Uttarakhand)

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Village · Gangolihat, Pithoragarh 

# Sakar

Sakar is a village in Gangolihat sub-district of Pithoragarh district, Uttarakhand. The 2011 Census counted **88 people in 19 households**, the 201st largest of 312 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 77.8%.

- 88people (2011)
- 19households
- 72.5%literacy
- 1,146females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Sakar

Of every 100 households in Sakar in 2011, 100 had electricity, 38 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 38 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Sakar · ■ Gangolihat rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**89%

Toilet within the home ****38%**

**51%

No toilet (open defecation) ****62%**

**48%

Tap water ****100%**

**68%

Drinking water within premises ****100%**

**17%

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

**19%

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

**79%

Use banking services ****100%**

**74%

Television ****17%**

**40%

Mobile phone ****38%**

**52%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**2%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****54%**

**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 Sakar?

■ Sakar · ■ Gangolihat rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****72.5%**

**77.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1146**

**1090

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****900**

**870

Working population ****46.6%**

**46.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 83.9% for men and 63.2% for women. 39% of men and 53% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 19 (46%) · **■** Other work 8 (20%) · **■** Marginal 14 (34%)

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

- Chamtola90 people
- Siloni90 people
- Son Ki Hat90 people
- Sirari89 people
- Khatera87 people
- Lwesar85 people
- Tudil84 people
- Dhingal Gaon83 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Sakar?88 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sakar in?Pithoragarh district (Gangolihat sub-district), Uttarakhand
- What is the literacy rate of Sakar?72.5% (Census 2011)