# Uttarkashi District, Uttarakhand – Sub-districts, Towns, Villages & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/uttarakhand/uttarkashi/ District · Uttarakhand # Uttarkashi district Uttarkashi is a district of Uttarakhand, 10th of 13 districts there. At the 2011 Census it had **330,086 people** in 6 sub-districts, 3 towns and 707 villages; 7% lived in towns. The largest town is [Uttarkashi](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttarakhand/uttarkashi/bhatwari/uttarkashi/) (17,475). - 330,086people (2011) - 6sub-districts - 3towns - 75.8%literacy ## Who lives in Uttarkashi? Uttarkashi had **330,086 people** at the 2011 Census — 3.3% of Uttarakhand's population and 10th of 13 districts of Uttarakhand by population. There were 958 women for every 1,000 men (close to the Uttarakhand figure of 963; 9th of 13 districts of Uttarakhand). Among children under 7 the ratio was 916 girls per 1,000 boys (the Uttarakhand figure is 890). An average household had 4.9 people, against 4.9 across Uttarakhand. ## How literate is Uttarkashi? 75.8% of people aged 7 and over could read and write in 2011 (below Uttarakhand's 78.8%), 11th of 13 districts of Uttarakhand. Men were at 88.8% and women at 62.4% — a gap of 26.4 points (it is 17.4 points across Uttarakhand). Among its sub-districts, literacy is highest in [Bhatwari](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttarakhand/uttarkashi/bhatwari/) (84.6%) and lowest in [Mori](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttarakhand/uttarkashi/mori/) (63.6%). Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## What do people in Uttarkashi do for a living? 47.6% of people worked in 2011 (women: 45.2%). Of all workers, 62% farmed their own land, 2% were farm labourers, 1% worked in household industry and 17% in other work such as services, trade and factories; 18% were marginal workers with less than six months' work. Farming employs 63% of workers here, against 33% across Uttarakhand. The most farm-dependent of its sub-districts is [Mori](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttarakhand/uttarkashi/mori/) (80% of workers in farming) and the least is [Bhatwari](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttarakhand/uttarkashi/bhatwari/) (42% of workers in farming). ********** **■** Cultivators 62 (62%) · **■** Farm labourers 2 (2%) · **■** Household industry 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 17 (17%) · **■** Marginal 18 (18%) Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Cities and towns of Uttarkashi 7.4% of people lived in towns and cities (below Uttarakhand's 30.2%), 11th of 13 districts of Uttarakhand. The Census counted 3 towns: 3 statutory towns with a municipality and 0 census towns — places urban in character but still governed as villages. The largest is [Uttarkashi](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttarakhand/uttarkashi/bhatwari/uttarkashi/) with 17,475 people, home to 72% of the urban population. Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Villages of Uttarkashi Uttarkashi had 707 census villages, 694 of them inhabited. The average inhabited village had 441 people; 1 villages had 5,000 people or more. The largest: [Chinyali](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttarakhand/uttarkashi/chiniyalisaur/chinyali/) (6,430), [Ladari](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttarakhand/uttarkashi/bhatwari/ladari/) (3,796), [Matali](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttarakhand/uttarkashi/dunda/matali/) (3,194), [Tiloth](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttarakhand/uttarkashi/bhatwari/tiloth/) (2,994) and [Naugaon](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttarakhand/uttarkashi/rajgarhi/naugaon/) (2,516). Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Population of Uttarkashi compared with Uttarakhand ■ Uttarkashi · ■ Uttarakhand Literacy (age 7+) ****75.8%** **78.8% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****958** **963 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****916** **890 Working population ****47.6%** **38.4% Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Homes and amenities in Uttarkashi Of every 100 households in Uttarkashi in 2011, 79 had electricity, 44 a toilet at home and 32 cooked with LPG; 63 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Uttarkashi · ■ Electricity for lighting ****79%** Toilet within the home ****44%** No toilet (open defecation) ****55%** Tap water ****80%** Drinking water within premises ****43%** Cooking with LPG / PNG ****32%** Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****66%** Use banking services ****89%** Television ****44%** Mobile phone ****63%** Computer with internet ****1%** Two-wheeler ****6%** Car / jeep / van ****2%** None of these assets ****27%** Own their home ****83%** Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Sub-districts of Uttarkashi Sub-district People Villages Towns [Puraula](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttarakhand/uttarkashi/puraula/) 33,792 84 0 [Mori](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttarakhand/uttarkashi/mori/) 40,491 99 0 [Rajgarhi](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttarakhand/uttarkashi/rajgarhi/) 70,564 189 1 [Dunda](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttarakhand/uttarkashi/dunda/) 60,283 129 0 [Chiniyalisaur](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttarakhand/uttarkashi/chiniyalisaur/) 49,900 106 0 [Bhatwari](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttarakhand/uttarkashi/bhatwari/) 75,056 100 2 Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Cities and towns in Uttarkashi - Uttarkashi · 17,475 - Barkot · 6,720 - Gangotri · 110 ## Largest villages in Uttarkashi - Chinyali · 6,430 - Ladari · 3,796 - Matali · 3,194 - Tiloth · 2,994 - Naugaon · 2,516 - Purola · 2,394 - Kansen · 2,307 - Khablisera · 2,140 - Veerpur · 2,012 - Dunda · 1,869 - Kandiyal Gaon · 1,818 - Paunthi · 1,782 - Khalsi · 1,731 - Dang · 1,640 - Jakhol · 1,601 - Barethi Patti Barsali · 1,586 - Hitaru · 1,480 - Siri Gaon · 1,415 - Nanai · 1,385 - Kandi · 1,380 Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Quick answers - How many sub-districts are in Uttarkashi?6: Puraula, Mori, Rajgarhi, Dunda, Chiniyalisaur, Bhatwari - What is the population of Uttarkashi district?330,086 (Census 2011) - Which is the largest town in Uttarkashi?Uttarkashi