# Gawana Village, Bhatwari, Uttarkashi (Uttarakhand)

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Village · Bhatwari, Uttarkashi 

# Gawana

Gawana is a village in Bhatwari sub-district of Uttarkashi district, Uttarakhand. The 2011 Census counted **1,196 people in 240 households**, the 10th largest of 100 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 75.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 82.8%.

- 1,196people (2011)
- 240households
- 75.1%literacy
- 977females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Gawana

Of every 100 households in Gawana in 2011, 89 had electricity, 79 a toilet at home and 58 cooked with LPG; 73 had a mobile phone, 11 a two-wheeler and 5 a car.

■ Gawana · ■ Bhatwari rural average

Electricity for lighting ****89%**

**88%

Toilet within the home ****79%**

**63%

No toilet (open defecation) ****21%**

**36%

Tap water ****78%**

**84%

Drinking water within premises ****75%**

**57%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****58%**

**43%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****40%**

**55%

Use banking services ****90%**

**92%

Television ****75%**

**59%

Mobile phone ****73%**

**68%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****11%**

**7%

Car / jeep / van ****5%**

**3%

None of these assets ****14%**

**21%

Own their home ****75%**

**75%

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 Gawana?

■ Gawana · ■ Bhatwari rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****75.1%**

**82.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****977**

**886

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****889**

**894

Working population ****45.9%**

**47.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 87.2% for men and 63.0% for women. 47% of men and 45% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 301 (55%) · **■** Farm labourers 29 (5%) · **■** Household industry 13 (2%) · **■** Other work 175 (32%) · **■** Marginal 31 (6%)

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 Bhatwari

- Netala1,311 people
- Maneri1,271 people
- Bhatwari1,268 people
- Harshil1,205 people
- Kotiyal Gaon1,148 people
- Manpur1,123 people
- Raithal1,005 people
- Kisanpur955 people

[All 100 villages in Bhatwari](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttarakhand/uttarkashi/bhatwari/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Gawana?1,196 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gawana in?Uttarkashi district (Bhatwari sub-district), Uttarakhand
- What is the literacy rate of Gawana?75.1% (Census 2011)