# Sunkhola Village, Gangolihat, Pithoragarh (Uttarakhand)

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Village · Gangolihat, Pithoragarh 

# Sunkhola

Sunkhola is a village in Gangolihat sub-district of Pithoragarh district, Uttarakhand. The 2011 Census counted **324 people in 78 households**, the 72nd largest of 312 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 73.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 77.8%.

- 324people (2011)
- 78households
- 73.6%literacy
- 1,382females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Sunkhola

Of every 100 households in Sunkhola in 2011, 96 had electricity, 79 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 90 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Sunkhola · ■ Gangolihat rural average

Electricity for lighting ****96%**

**89%

Toilet within the home ****79%**

**51%

No toilet (open defecation) ****21%**

**48%

Tap water ****36%**

**68%

Drinking water within premises ****6%**

**17%

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

**19%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%**

**79%

Use banking services ****57%**

**74%

Television ****52%**

**40%

Mobile phone ****90%**

**52%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**2%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****5%**

**34%

Own their home ****97%**

**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 Sunkhola?

■ Sunkhola · ■ Gangolihat rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****73.6%**

**77.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1382**

**1090

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1222**

**870

Working population ****54.0%**

**46.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 95.8% for men and 57.8% for women. 43% of men and 62% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Farm labourers 1 (1%) · **■** Household industry 2 (1%) · **■** Other work 4 (2%) · **■** Marginal 168 (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

- Jakhani Upreti350 people
- Pipali Nigalti346 people
- Rawal Gaon339 people
- Kunlta332 people
- Chauna302 people
- Dasila Khet302 people
- Gwal302 people
- Oligaon298 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Sunkhola?324 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sunkhola in?Pithoragarh district (Gangolihat sub-district), Uttarakhand
- What is the literacy rate of Sunkhola?73.6% (Census 2011)