Uttarkashi

This page provides an overview of Uttarkashi: population, literacy, households and a list of sub-districts (tehsils) and major villages.

Quick facts

1,626,125
Population
332,322
Households
960
Sex ratio (F per 1000 M)
64.97%
Approx. literacy

Uttarkashi has an aggregated population of 1,626,125. Approximately 40.6% live in rural areas (660,172) and 2.99% live in urban areas (48,610).

Tehsils / Sub-districts

Below are the tehsils (sub-districts) in this district. Click a tehsil to view village listings and details.

Tehsil / Sub-districtPopulationVillages
Taluk 0 660,172 3
Bhatwari 207,583 103
Chiniyalisaur 149,700 109
Dunda 180,849 132
Mori 121,473 102
Puraula 101,376 87
Rajgarhi 204,972 192

Population summary

Uttarkashi has a population of 1,626,125 (829,763 males and 796,362 females). The sex ratio is about 960 females per 1000 males.

CategoryNumber
Total population1,626,125
Male829,763
Female796,362
Rural population660,172 (40.6%)
Urban population48,610 (2.99%)
Households332,322

Literacy

Approximate literacy rate is 64.97%.

CategoryNumber
Total literates1,056,413
Total illiterates569,712

Scheduled Castes & Tribes

SC: 399,143 (24.55%). ST: 17,422 (1.07%).

CategoryPopulationShare
SC399,14324.55%
ST17,4221.07%

Children & Workforce

Children (0–6): 228,891 (14.08%). Workers: 778,171 (47.85%).

CategoryCountShare
Children (0-6)228,89114.08%
Total workers778,17147.85%

Largest villages by population

VillagePopulation
Uttarkashi 330,086
Uttarkashi 305,781
Bhatwari 75,056
Rajgarhi 70,564
Rajgarhi 63,844
Dunda 60,283
Dunda 60,283
Bhatwari 57,471
Chiniyalisaur 49,900
Chiniyalisaur 49,900