# Garakot Village, Devprayag, Tehri Garhwal (Uttarakhand) – Population & Literacy, Census 2011

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Village · Devprayag, Tehri Garhwal 

# Garakot

Garakot is a village in Devprayag sub-district of Tehri Garhwal district, Uttarakhand. The 2011 Census counted **572 people in 148 households**, the 37th largest of 365 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 67.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 75.2%.

- 572people (2011)
- 148households
- 67.8%literacy
- 1,325females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Garakot

Of every 100 households in Garakot in 2011, 94 had electricity, 30 a toilet at home and 64 cooked with LPG; 81 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Garakot · ■ Devprayag rural average

Electricity for lighting ****94%**

**89%

Toilet within the home ****30%**

**48%

No toilet (open defecation) ****70%**

**51%

Tap water ****73%**

**80%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**18%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****64%**

**32%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****36%**

**67%

Use banking services ****100%**

**93%

Television ****45%**

**51%

Mobile phone ****81%**

**67%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**5%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**2%

None of these assets ****17%**

**22%

Own their home ****100%**

**92%

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 Garakot?

■ Garakot · ■ Devprayag rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****67.8%**

**75.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1325**

**1122

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****632**

**888

Working population ****47.7%**

**46.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 90.4% for men and 52.3% for women. 39% of men and 54% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 109 (40%) · **■** Farm labourers 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 38 (14%) · **■** Marginal 125 (46%)

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 Devprayag

- Bagwan590 people
- Tyalani586 people
- Gorti Kanda584 people
- Jogyana582 people
- Sir Sher549 people
- Bhaldi Gaon527 people
- Sarakyana527 people
- Sirwari513 people

[All 378 villages in Devprayag](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttarakhand/tehri-garhwal/devprayag/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Garakot?572 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Garakot in?Tehri Garhwal district (Devprayag sub-district), Uttarakhand
- What is the literacy rate of Garakot?67.8% (Census 2011)