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

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Village · Devprayag, Tehri Garhwal 

# Mahar

Mahar is a village in Devprayag sub-district of Tehri Garhwal district, Uttarakhand. The 2011 Census counted **740 people in 182 households**, the 21st largest of 365 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 61.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 75.2%.

- 740people (2011)
- 182households
- 61.0%literacy
- 1,249females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Mahar

Of every 100 households in Mahar in 2011, 85 had electricity, 39 a toilet at home and 5 cooked with LPG; 62 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Mahar · ■ Devprayag rural average

Electricity for lighting ****85%**

**89%

Toilet within the home ****39%**

**48%

No toilet (open defecation) ****61%**

**51%

Tap water ****90%**

**80%

Drinking water within premises ****4%**

**18%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****5%**

**32%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****95%**

**67%

Use banking services ****100%**

**93%

Television ****45%**

**51%

Mobile phone ****62%**

**67%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**5%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**2%

None of these assets ****29%**

**22%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Mahar?

■ Mahar · ■ Devprayag rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****61.0%**

**75.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1249**

**1122

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****962**

**888

Working population ****48.8%**

**46.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 83.0% for men and 44.0% for women. 41% of men and 55% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 4 (1%) · **■** Other work 65 (18%) · **■** Marginal 292 (81%)

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

- Kurn775 people
- Dal Dung770 people
- Manjyakot768 people
- Jakhi750 people
- Chapoli739 people
- Bainjwadi725 people
- Supana701 people
- Palethi695 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Mahar?740 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Mahar in?Tehri Garhwal district (Devprayag sub-district), Uttarakhand
- What is the literacy rate of Mahar?61.0% (Census 2011)