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Urgam Population - Chamoli, Uttarakhand

Urgam is a medium size village located in Joshimath Tehsil of Chamoli district, Uttarakhand with total 313 families residing. The Urgam village has population of 1549 of which 778 are males while 771 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Urgam village population of children with age 0-6 is 162 which makes up 10.46 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Urgam village is 991 which is higher than Uttarakhand state average of 963. Child Sex Ratio for the Urgam as per census is 976, higher than Uttarakhand average of 890.

Urgam village has higher literacy rate compared to Uttarakhand. In 2011, literacy rate of Urgam village was 84.43 % compared to 78.82 % of Uttarakhand. In Urgam Male literacy stands at 94.54 % while female literacy rate was 74.24 %.

As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act, Urgam 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 Urgam village.

Urgam Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 313 - -
Population 1,549 778 771
Child (0-6) 162 82 80
Schedule Caste 499 252 247
Schedule Tribe 7 6 1
Literacy 84.43 % 94.54 % 74.24 %
Total Workers 737 374 363
Main Worker 168 - -
Marginal Worker 569 274 295

Caste Factor

Urgam village of Chamoli has substantial population of Schedule Caste. Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 32.21 % while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.45 % of total population in Urgam village.

Work Profile

In Urgam village out of total population, 737 were engaged in work activities. 22.80 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 77.20 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 737 workers engaged in Main Work, 121 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 1 were Agricultural labourer.