# Mahar Village, Ghansali, Tehri Garhwal (Uttarakhand)

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Village · Ghansali, Tehri Garhwal 

# Mahar

Mahar is a village in Ghansali sub-district of Tehri Garhwal district, Uttarakhand. The 2011 Census counted **438 people in 98 households**, the 107th largest of 292 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 69.4%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 70.7%.

- 438people (2011)
- 98households
- 69.4%literacy
- 1,190females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Mahar

Of every 100 households in Mahar in 2011, 88 had electricity, 53 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 52 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Mahar · ■ Ghansali rural average

Electricity for lighting ****88%**

**80%

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

**49%

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

**50%

Tap water ****12%**

**78%

Drinking water within premises ****6%**

**32%

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

**25%

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

**75%

Use banking services ****99%**

**89%

Television ****39%**

**41%

Mobile phone ****52%**

**71%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**3%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****34%**

**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?

■ Mahar · ■ Ghansali rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****69.4%**

**70.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1190**

**1216

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1135**

**921

Working population ****51.4%**

**47.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 85.9% for men and 55.6% for women. 46% of men and 55% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

****

**■** Other work 6 (3%) · **■** Marginal 219 (97%)

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

- Kuthur Malla445 people
- Saruna445 people
- Chami442 people
- Bhat Gaon441 people
- Jaspur437 people
- Gadar Siluri436 people
- Jakhana434 people
- Lodas433 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Mahar?438 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Mahar in?Tehri Garhwal district (Ghansali sub-district), Uttarakhand
- What is the literacy rate of Mahar?69.4% (Census 2011)