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Gaithana Population - Pithoragarh, Uttarakhand

Gaithana is a medium size village located in Pithoragarh Tehsil of Pithoragarh district, Uttarakhand with total 209 families residing. The Gaithana village has population of 875 of which 439 are males while 436 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Gaithana village population of children with age 0-6 is 131 which makes up 14.97 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Gaithana village is 993 which is higher than Uttarakhand state average of 963. Child Sex Ratio for the Gaithana as per census is 578, lower than Uttarakhand average of 890.

Gaithana village has higher literacy rate compared to Uttarakhand. In 2011, literacy rate of Gaithana village was 87.37 % compared to 78.82 % of Uttarakhand. In Gaithana Male literacy stands at 92.98 % while female literacy rate was 82.22 %.

As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act, Gaithana village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of village. Our website, don't have information about schools and hospital in Gaithana village.

Gaithana Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 209 - -
Population 875 439 436
Child (0-6) 131 83 48
Schedule Caste 229 108 121
Schedule Tribe 3 1 2
Literacy 87.37 % 92.98 % 82.22 %
Total Workers 312 172 140
Main Worker 250 - -
Marginal Worker 62 52 10

Caste Factor

Gaithana village of Pithoragarh has substantial population of Schedule Caste. Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 26.17 % while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.34 % of total population in Gaithana village.

Work Profile

In Gaithana village out of total population, 312 were engaged in work activities. 80.13 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 19.87 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 312 workers engaged in Main Work, 141 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 0 were Agricultural labourer.