# Kansen Village, Bhatwari, Uttarkashi (Uttarakhand) – Population & Literacy, Census 2011

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Village · Bhatwari, Uttarkashi 

# Kansen

Kansen is a village in Bhatwari sub-district of Uttarkashi district, Uttarakhand. The 2011 Census counted **2,307 people in 534 households**, the 3rd largest of 100 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 89.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 82.8%.

- 2,307people (2011)
- 534households
- 89.6%literacy
- 844females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Kansen

Of every 100 households in Kansen in 2011, 100 had electricity, 99 a toilet at home and 86 cooked with LPG; 95 had a mobile phone, 25 a two-wheeler and 8 a car.

■ Kansen · ■ Bhatwari rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**88%

Toilet within the home ****99%**

**63%

No toilet (open defecation) ****1%**

**36%

Tap water ****100%**

**84%

Drinking water within premises ****77%**

**57%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****86%**

**43%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****9%**

**55%

Use banking services ****96%**

**92%

Television ****90%**

**59%

Mobile phone ****95%**

**68%

Computer with internet ****4%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****25%**

**7%

Car / jeep / van ****8%**

**3%

None of these assets ****2%**

**21%

Own their home ****40%**

**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 Kansen?

■ Kansen · ■ Bhatwari rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****89.6%**

**82.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****844**

**886

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****600**

**894

Working population ****32.3%**

**47.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 97.4% for men and 80.8% for women. 43% of men and 19% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 121 (16%) · **■** Farm labourers 1 (0%) · **■** Household industry 4 (1%) · **■** Other work 533 (71%) · **■** Marginal 87 (12%)

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
- Dang1,640 people
- Joshiyara1,343 people
- Netala1,311 people
- Maneri1,271 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Kansen?2,307 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kansen in?Uttarkashi district (Bhatwari sub-district), Uttarakhand
- What is the literacy rate of Kansen?89.6% (Census 2011)