# Gaithana Village, Pithoragarh, Pithoragarh (Uttarakhand)

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Village · Pithoragarh, Pithoragarh 

# Gaithana

Gaithana is a village in Pithoragarh sub-district of Pithoragarh district, Uttarakhand. The 2011 Census counted **875 people in 209 households**, the 29th largest of 324 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 87.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 84.4%.

- 875people (2011)
- 209households
- 87.4%literacy
- 993females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Gaithana

Of every 100 households in Gaithana in 2011, 99 had electricity, 92 a toilet at home and 85 cooked with LPG; 88 had a mobile phone, 16 a two-wheeler and 6 a car.

■ Gaithana · ■ Pithoragarh rural average

Electricity for lighting ****99%**

**92%

Toilet within the home ****92%**

**50%

No toilet (open defecation) ****8%**

**50%

Tap water ****100%**

**76%

Drinking water within premises ****24%**

**36%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****85%**

**47%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****7%**

**51%

Use banking services ****94%**

**87%

Television ****88%**

**62%

Mobile phone ****88%**

**59%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****16%**

**6%

Car / jeep / van ****6%**

**2%

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

**23%

Own their home ****77%**

**90%

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 Gaithana?

■ Gaithana · ■ Pithoragarh rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****87.4%**

**84.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****993**

**1022

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****578**

**775

Working population ****35.7%**

**46.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 93.0% for men and 82.2% for women. 39% of men and 32% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 141 (45%) · **■** Other work 109 (35%) · **■** Marginal 62 (20%)

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 Pithoragarh

- Bastey947 people
- Bhurmuni911 people
- Nera900 people
- Gaurihat895 people
- Mail Dungari871 people
- Mankatiya859 people
- Baralu838 people
- Munakot788 people

[All 347 villages in Pithoragarh](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttarakhand/pithoragarh/pithoragarh/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Gaithana?875 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gaithana in?Pithoragarh district (Pithoragarh sub-district), Uttarakhand
- What is the literacy rate of Gaithana?87.4% (Census 2011)