# Astal Village, Dunda, Uttarkashi (Uttarakhand) – Population

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Village · Dunda, Uttarkashi 

# Astal

Astal is a village in Dunda sub-district of Uttarkashi district, Uttarakhand. The 2011 Census counted **499 people in 94 households**, the 42nd largest of 126 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 75.2%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 76.1%.

- 499people (2011)
- 94households
- 75.2%literacy
- 1,170females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Astal

Of every 100 households in Astal in 2011, 94 had electricity, 44 a toilet at home and 41 cooked with LPG; 66 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Astal · ■ Dunda rural average

Electricity for lighting ****94%**

**73%

Toilet within the home ****44%**

**42%

No toilet (open defecation) ****56%**

**57%

Tap water ****98%**

**82%

Drinking water within premises ****53%**

**44%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****41%**

**24%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****59%**

**74%

Use banking services ****99%**

**90%

Television ****54%**

**40%

Mobile phone ****66%**

**62%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**3%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**1%

None of these assets ****26%**

**28%

Own their home ****100%**

**94%

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 Astal?

■ Astal · ■ Dunda rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****75.2%**

**76.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1170**

**1004

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****882**

**927

Working population ****48.5%**

**49.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 94.9% for men and 59.0% for women. 45% of men and 51% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 196 (81%) · **■** Farm labourers 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 18 (7%) · **■** Marginal 27 (11%)

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 Dunda

- Panchan Gaon522 people
- Chinakholi520 people
- Gewhoti516 people
- Koti Bhat Gaon501 people
- Mainol494 people
- Saundhgaon490 people
- Pab487 people
- Saur481 people

[All 129 villages in Dunda](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttarakhand/uttarkashi/dunda/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Astal?499 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Astal in?Uttarkashi district (Dunda sub-district), Uttarakhand
- What is the literacy rate of Astal?75.2% (Census 2011)