# Tehri Garhwal District, Uttarakhand – Sub-districts, Towns, Villages & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/uttarakhand/tehri-garhwal/ District · Uttarakhand # Tehri Garhwal district Tehri Garhwal is a district of Uttarakhand, 7th of 13 districts there. At the 2011 Census it had **618,931 people** in 7 sub-districts, 7 towns and 1,862 villages; 11% lived in towns. The largest town is [Tehri](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttarakhand/tehri-garhwal/tehri/tehri/) (24,014). - 618,931people (2011) - 7sub-districts - 7towns - 76.4%literacy ## Who lives in Tehri Garhwal? Tehri Garhwal had **618,931 people** at the 2011 Census — 6.1% of Uttarakhand's population and 7th of 13 districts of Uttarakhand by population. There were 1,077 women for every 1,000 men (above the Uttarakhand figure of 963; 5th of 13 districts of Uttarakhand). Among children under 7 the ratio was 897 girls per 1,000 boys (the Uttarakhand figure is 890). An average household had 4.7 people, against 4.9 across Uttarakhand. ## How literate is Tehri Garhwal? 76.4% of people aged 7 and over could read and write in 2011 (below Uttarakhand's 78.8%), 10th of 13 districts of Uttarakhand. Men were at 89.8% and women at 64.3% — a gap of 25.5 points (it is 17.4 points across Uttarakhand). Among its sub-districts, literacy is highest in [Tehri](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttarakhand/tehri-garhwal/tehri/) (81.1%) and lowest in [Ghansali](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttarakhand/tehri-garhwal/ghansali/) (70.7%). Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## What do people in Tehri Garhwal do for a living? 45.3% of people worked in 2011 (women: 43.5%). Of all workers, 35% farmed their own land, 1% were farm labourers, 1% worked in household industry and 22% in other work such as services, trade and factories; 41% were marginal workers with less than six months' work. Farming employs 36% of workers here, against 33% across Uttarakhand. The most farm-dependent of its sub-districts is [Dhanaulti](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttarakhand/tehri-garhwal/dhanaulti/) (64% of workers in farming) and the least is [Tehri](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttarakhand/tehri-garhwal/tehri/) (26% of workers in farming). ********** **■** Cultivators 35 (35%) · **■** Farm labourers 1 (1%) · **■** Household industry 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 22 (22%) · **■** Marginal 41 (41%) Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Cities and towns of Tehri Garhwal 11.3% of people lived in towns and cities (below Uttarakhand's 30.2%), 9th of 13 districts of Uttarakhand. The Census counted 7 towns: 6 statutory towns with a municipality and 1 census towns — places urban in character but still governed as villages. The largest is [Tehri](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttarakhand/tehri-garhwal/tehri/tehri/) with 24,014 people, home to 34% of the urban population. Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Villages of Tehri Garhwal Tehri Garhwal had 1,862 census villages, 1,774 of them inhabited. The average inhabited village had 309 people; 0 villages had 5,000 people or more. The largest: [Tapowan](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttarakhand/tehri-garhwal/narendranagar/tapowan/) (3,227), [Chamiyala May Kangra](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttarakhand/tehri-garhwal/ghansali/chamiyala-may-kangra/) (2,602), [Madi](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttarakhand/tehri-garhwal/devprayag/madi/) (2,471), [Majaf](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttarakhand/tehri-garhwal/pratapnagar/majaf/) (2,135) and [Kadiyal Gaon](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttarakhand/tehri-garhwal/pratapnagar/kadiyal-gaon/) (2,114). Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Population of Tehri Garhwal compared with Uttarakhand ■ Tehri Garhwal · ■ Uttarakhand Literacy (age 7+) ****76.4%** **78.8% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1077** **963 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****897** **890 Working population ****45.3%** **38.4% Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Homes and amenities in Tehri Garhwal Of every 100 households in Tehri Garhwal in 2011, 88 had electricity, 56 a toilet at home and 38 cooked with LPG; 72 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 3 a car. ■ Tehri Garhwal · ■ Electricity for lighting ****88%** Toilet within the home ****56%** No toilet (open defecation) ****44%** Tap water ****77%** Drinking water within premises ****32%** Cooking with LPG / PNG ****38%** Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****60%** Use banking services ****90%** Television ****51%** Mobile phone ****72%** Computer with internet ****1%** Two-wheeler ****7%** Car / jeep / van ****3%** None of these assets ****20%** Own their home ****86%** Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Sub-districts of Tehri Garhwal Sub-district People Villages Towns [Ghansali](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttarakhand/tehri-garhwal/ghansali/) 120,775 303 0 [Devprayag](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttarakhand/tehri-garhwal/devprayag/) 94,441 378 2 [Pratapnagar](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttarakhand/tehri-garhwal/pratapnagar/) 73,592 158 0 [Jakhnidhar](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttarakhand/tehri-garhwal/jakhnidhar/) 32,753 138 0 [Tehri](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttarakhand/tehri-garhwal/tehri/) 117,607 357 2 [Dhanaulti](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttarakhand/tehri-garhwal/dhanaulti/) 74,083 271 0 [Narendranagar](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttarakhand/tehri-garhwal/narendranagar/) 105,680 257 3 Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Cities and towns in Tehri Garhwal - Tehri · 24,014 - Dhaluwala · 18,016 - Muni Ki Reti · 10,620 - Chamba · 7,771 - Narendranagar · 6,049 - Devaprayag · 2,152 - Kirtinagar · 1,517 ## Largest villages in Tehri Garhwal - Tapowan · 3,227 - Chamiyala May Kangra · 2,602 - Madi · 2,471 - Majaf · 2,135 - Kadiyal Gaon · 2,114 - Mandar · 2,100 - Srikot · 2,088 - Molno Maya Paukhal · 1,937 - Bhelunta · 1,914 - Okhala · 1,673 - Timli · 1,671 - Pangariyana · 1,571 - Saur · 1,460 - Badiyar · 1,439 - Jardhar Gaon · 1,413 - Kordi · 1,404 - Chahgadoliya · 1,373 - Deen Gaon · 1,364 - Tator · 1,341 - Gaunsari · 1,337 Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Quick answers - How many sub-districts are in Tehri Garhwal?7: Ghansali, Devprayag, Pratapnagar, Jakhnidhar, Tehri, Dhanaulti, Narendranagar - What is the population of Tehri Garhwal district?618,931 (Census 2011) - Which is the largest town in Tehri Garhwal?Tehri