# Sir Sher Village, Devprayag, Tehri Garhwal (Uttarakhand)

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Village · Devprayag, Tehri Garhwal 

# Sir Sher

Sir Sher is a village in Devprayag sub-district of Tehri Garhwal district, Uttarakhand. The 2011 Census counted **549 people in 142 households**, the 38th largest of 365 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 73.9%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 75.2%.

- 549people (2011)
- 142households
- 73.9%literacy
- 1,419females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Sir Sher

Of every 100 households in Sir Sher in 2011, 91 had electricity, 53 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 35 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Sir Sher · ■ Devprayag rural average

Electricity for lighting ****91%**

**89%

Toilet within the home ****53%**

**48%

No toilet (open defecation) ****47%**

**51%

Tap water ****1%**

**80%

Drinking water within premises ****1%**

**18%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%**

**32%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%**

**67%

Use banking services ****100%**

**93%

Television ****54%**

**51%

Mobile phone ****35%**

**67%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**5%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****35%**

**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 Sir Sher?

■ Sir Sher · ■ Devprayag rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****73.9%**

**75.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1419**

**1122

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****636**

**888

Working population ****72.9%**

**46.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 91.8% for men and 62.5% for women. 70% of men and 75% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 144 (36%) · **■** Farm labourers 4 (1%) · **■** Household industry 4 (1%) · **■** Other work 4 (1%) · **■** Marginal 244 (61%)

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

- Tyalani586 people
- Gorti Kanda584 people
- Jogyana582 people
- Garakot572 people
- Bhaldi Gaon527 people
- Sarakyana527 people
- Sirwari513 people
- Kandoli512 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Sir Sher?549 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sir Sher in?Tehri Garhwal district (Devprayag sub-district), Uttarakhand
- What is the literacy rate of Sir Sher?73.9% (Census 2011)