# Joshiyara Village, Bhatwari, Uttarkashi (Uttarakhand)

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Village · Bhatwari, Uttarkashi 

# Joshiyara

Joshiyara is a village in Bhatwari sub-district of Uttarkashi district, Uttarakhand. The 2011 Census counted **1,343 people in 330 households**, the 5th largest of 100 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 80.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 82.8%.

- 1,343people (2011)
- 330households
- 80.2%literacy
- 636females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Joshiyara

Of every 100 households in Joshiyara in 2011, 100 had electricity, 100 a toilet at home and 69 cooked with LPG; 89 had a mobile phone, 14 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Joshiyara · ■ Bhatwari rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**88%

Toilet within the home ****100%**

**63%

No toilet (open defecation) ****0%**

**36%

Tap water ****100%**

**84%

Drinking water within premises ****95%**

**57%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****69%**

**43%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****2%**

**55%

Use banking services ****77%**

**92%

Television ****72%**

**59%

Mobile phone ****89%**

**68%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****14%**

**7%

Car / jeep / van ****4%**

**3%

None of these assets ****7%**

**21%

Own their home ****27%**

**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 Joshiyara?

■ Joshiyara · ■ Bhatwari rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****80.2%**

**82.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****636**

**886

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****968**

**894

Working population ****42.9%**

**47.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 81.5% for men and 78.1% for women. 62% of men and 12% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 15 (3%) · **■** Household industry 30 (5%) · **■** Other work 499 (87%) · **■** Marginal 32 (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

- Ladari3,796 people
- Tiloth2,994 people
- Kansen2,307 people
- Dang1,640 people
- Netala1,311 people
- Maneri1,271 people
- Bhatwari1,268 people
- Harshil1,205 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Joshiyara?1,343 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Joshiyara in?Uttarkashi district (Bhatwari sub-district), Uttarakhand
- What is the literacy rate of Joshiyara?80.2% (Census 2011)