# Bhigun Village, Ghansali, Tehri Garhwal (Uttarakhand)

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Village · Ghansali, Tehri Garhwal 

# Bhigun

Bhigun is a village in Ghansali sub-district of Tehri Garhwal district, Uttarakhand. The 2011 Census counted **310 people in 70 households**, the 159th largest of 292 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 69.6%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 70.7%.

- 310people (2011)
- 70households
- 69.6%literacy
- 1,296females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Bhigun

Of every 100 households in Bhigun in 2011, 67 had electricity, 75 a toilet at home and 44 cooked with LPG; 96 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Bhigun · ■ Ghansali rural average

Electricity for lighting ****67%**

**80%

Toilet within the home ****75%**

**49%

No toilet (open defecation) ****25%**

**50%

Tap water ****70%**

**78%

Drinking water within premises ****66%**

**32%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****44%**

**25%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****56%**

**75%

Use banking services ****99%**

**89%

Television ****48%**

**41%

Mobile phone ****96%**

**71%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**3%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****4%**

**22%

Own their home ****99%**

**95%

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 Bhigun?

■ Bhigun · ■ Ghansali rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****69.6%**

**70.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1296**

**1216

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****947**

**921

Working population ****46.8%**

**47.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 86.2% for men and 57.3% for women. 42% of men and 50% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 6 (4%) · **■** Farm labourers 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 10 (7%) · **■** Marginal 128 (88%)

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 Ghansali

- Chhatiyara314 people
- Bhar Gaon313 people
- Jogiyara311 people
- Arsh310 people
- Patur Gaon309 people
- Mahar Gaon305 people
- Kuran Gaon303 people
- Myundi303 people

[All 303 villages in Ghansali](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttarakhand/tehri-garhwal/ghansali/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Bhigun?310 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bhigun in?Tehri Garhwal district (Ghansali sub-district), Uttarakhand
- What is the literacy rate of Bhigun?69.6% (Census 2011)