# Mahar Gaon, Ghansali, Tehri Garhwal – Population & Literacy

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Village · Ghansali, Tehri Garhwal 

# Mahar Gaon

Mahar Gaon is a village in [Ghansali](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttarakhand/tehri-garhwal/ghansali/) sub-district of [Tehri Garhwal](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttarakhand/tehri-garhwal/) district, [Uttarakhand](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttarakhand/). The 2011 Census counted **305 people in 57 households**, the 161st largest of 292 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 61.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 70.7%.

- 305people (2011)
- 57households
- 61.0%literacy
- 1,480females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Mahar Gaon

Of every 100 households in Mahar Gaon in 2011, 95 had electricity, 23 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 73 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Mahar Gaon · ■ Ghansali rural average

Electricity for lighting ****95%**

**80%

Toilet within the home ****23%**

**49%

No toilet (open defecation) ****77%**

**50%

Tap water ****100%**

**78%

Drinking water within premises ****37%**

**32%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**25%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**75%

Use banking services ****97%**

**89%

Television ****45%**

**41%

Mobile phone ****73%**

**71%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**3%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****22%**

**22%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Mahar Gaon?

■ Mahar Gaon · ■ Ghansali rural average

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

**70.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1480**

**1216

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****844**

**921

Working population ****43.3%**

**47.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 81.3% for men and 49.0% for women. 32% of men and 51% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 2 (2%) · **■** Farm labourers 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 8 (6%) · **■** Marginal 121 (92%)

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

- Jogiyara311 people
- Arsh310 people
- Bhigun310 people
- Patur Gaon309 people
- Kuran Gaon303 people
- Myundi303 people
- Badon Gaon301 people
- Sitakot300 people

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

## Other places named Mahar Gaon

- Mahargaon · Village, Puraula, Uttarkashi · 735 people
- Mahar Gaon · Village, Pratapnagar, Tehri Garhwal · 493 people
- Mahargaon · Village, Joshimath, Chamoli · 269 people
- Mahargaon · Village, Chamoli, Chamoli · 205 people
- Mahar Gaon · Village, Rudraprayag, Rudraprayag · 157 people
- Mahar Gaon · Village, Satpuli, Garhwal · 111 people

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Mahar Gaon?305 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Mahar Gaon in?Tehri Garhwal district (Ghansali sub-district), Uttarakhand
- What is the literacy rate of Mahar Gaon?61.0% (Census 2011)