# Josha Village, Munsiari, Pithoragarh (Uttarakhand) – Population & Literacy, Census 2011

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Village · Munsiari, Pithoragarh 

# Josha

Josha is a village in Munsiari sub-district of Pithoragarh district, Uttarakhand. The 2011 Census counted **957 people in 205 households**, the 7th largest of 219 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 75.2%.

- 957people (2011)
- 205households
- 71.9%literacy
- 918females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Josha

Of every 100 households in Josha in 2011, 83 had electricity, 10 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 20 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Josha · ■ Munsiari rural average

Electricity for lighting ****83%**

**66%

Toilet within the home ****10%**

**47%

No toilet (open defecation) ****90%**

**52%

Tap water ****84%**

**84%

Drinking water within premises ****10%**

**44%

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

**31%

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

**68%

Use banking services ****98%**

**92%

Television ****8%**

**36%

Mobile phone ****20%**

**42%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**1%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****74%**

**40%

Own their home ****100%**

**89%

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 Josha?

■ Josha · ■ Munsiari rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****71.9%**

**75.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****918**

**1033

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****667**

**884

Working population ****39.8%**

**50.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 86.2% for men and 57.2% for women. 45% of men and 34% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 184 (48%) · **■** Farm labourers 1 (0%) · **■** Household industry 46 (12%) · **■** Other work 31 (8%) · **■** Marginal 119 (31%)

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 Munsiari

- Madkot1,330 people
- Hokara1,121 people
- Nachani1,109 people
- Samkot1,092 people
- Sarmoli848 people
- Kwiti792 people
- Walthi792 people
- Mawani Dawani791 people

[All 231 villages in Munsiari](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttarakhand/pithoragarh/munsiari/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Josha?957 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Josha in?Pithoragarh district (Munsiari sub-district), Uttarakhand
- What is the literacy rate of Josha?71.9% (Census 2011)