# Shankh Dhura Village, Munsiari, Pithoragarh (Uttarakhand)

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Village · Munsiari, Pithoragarh 

# Shankh Dhura

Shankh Dhura is a village in Munsiari sub-district of Pithoragarh district, Uttarakhand. The 2011 Census counted **179 people in 44 households**, the 87th largest of 219 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 82.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 75.2%.

- 179people (2011)
- 44households
- 82.2%literacy
- 827females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Shankh Dhura

Of every 100 households in Shankh Dhura in 2011, 86 had electricity, 49 a toilet at home and 46 cooked with LPG; 51 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Shankh Dhura · ■ Munsiari rural average

Electricity for lighting ****86%**

**66%

Toilet within the home ****49%**

**47%

No toilet (open defecation) ****51%**

**52%

Tap water ****84%**

**84%

Drinking water within premises ****58%**

**44%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****46%**

**31%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****54%**

**68%

Use banking services ****98%**

**92%

Television ****51%**

**36%

Mobile phone ****51%**

**42%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**1%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**1%

None of these assets ****30%**

**40%

Own their home ****95%**

**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 Shankh Dhura?

■ Shankh Dhura · ■ Munsiari rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****82.2%**

**75.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****827**

**1033

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****929**

**884

Working population ****39.7%**

**50.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 92.9% for men and 69.1% for women. 48% of men and 30% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 14 (20%) · **■** Household industry 3 (4%) · **■** Other work 33 (46%) · **■** Marginal 21 (30%)

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

- Zimiya182 people
- Dafa181 people
- Dhuratoli180 people
- Bamangaon179 people
- Porthi177 people
- Bhandari Gaon175 people
- Napar171 people
- Imala169 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Shankh Dhura?179 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Shankh Dhura in?Pithoragarh district (Munsiari sub-district), Uttarakhand
- What is the literacy rate of Shankh Dhura?82.2% (Census 2011)