CENSUS OF INDIA 2001- SERIES-6 UTTARANCHAL DISTRICT CENSUS HANDBOOK Part - A & B VOLUME -II PITHORAGARH VILLAGE & TOWN DIRECTORY VILLAGE AND TOWN WISE PRIMARY CENSUS ABSTRACT Directorate of Census Operation,s, Uttaranchal , Con11:ents Page Foreword Xl Preface xiii Acknowledgement xv Volume - I District Highlights - 2001 Census xix Important Statistics in the District xx Ranking of Tahsils in the District XXlI Statement-l Name of the Headquarters of District/Tahsil, their Rural-Urban Status xxiii and Distance from District Headquarters, 2001 Statement-2 Name of the Headquarters of District/C.D. block their Rural-Urban Status xxiii and Distance from District Headquarters, 2001 Statement-3 Population of the District at each Census from 1901 to 2001 xxiv Statement-4 Area, Number of Villages/Towns and Population in District and Tahsil, 2001 xxv Statement-5 C.D. Blockwise Number of Villages and Rural Population, 2001 xxvi Statement-6 Population of Urban Agglomerations/Towns, 200] . XXVI Statement-7 Villages with population of 5,000 and above at C.D. Block level as per XXVI 2001 Census and Amenities available Statement-8 Statutory Towns with population less than 5000 as per 2001 Census and xxvii Amenities available Statement-9 Houseless and Institutional population ofTahsils, Rural and Urban, 2001 xxvii Analytical Note (i) History and ,Scope of the District Census Handbook 3 (ii) Brief History of the District 3 (iii) Administrative Set-up 4 (iv) Physical Features 5 Location and Size 5 Physiography 5 Drainage 6 Climate 6 Natural Economic Resources 6 (v) Census Concepts 10 (vi) Non-Census Concepts 15 (vii) 2001 Census Findings-Population, its distribution etc. ]8 (viii) Brief Analysis of PCA Data 20 (ix) Brief Analysis of the Village Directory and Town Directory Data 38 I (x) Brief Analysis of the Data on Houses and Household Amenities, Houselisting 44 Operations, Census of India 2001 (xi) Major Soci~1 and Cult~ral events, Natural and Administrative Developments and 49 Significant Activities during the Decade . (xii) Brief Description of Places of Religious, Historical or Archaeological importance 49 in Villages andl Places of Tourist interest in the Towns of the District (xiii) Major Characteristics and Contribution of the District 50 (xiv) Scope of Village Dir,ectory and Town Directory 50 (vii) Part A - Village and Town Directory (Section I and'lI) Section I - Village Directory Note Explaining the Abbreviations used in the Village Directory 57 Statement-List of villages merged in towns and outgrowths at 2001 Census 60 C.D. Block wise presentation of Village Directory Data Map of C.p· Block Munsiari (Facing Page) 63 Al\lhabetical list of villa~es of C.D. Block Munsiari 65 Village Directory Data of C.D. Block Munsiari 71 Map of C.I). Block Dharchula (Facing Page) 121 Alphabetictll list of villages of C.D. Block Dharchula 123 Village Directory Data of C.D. Block Dharchula 125 Map of C.O. Block Berinag (Facing Page) 143 Alphabeticttl list of villages of C.D. Block Berinag 145 Village Directory Data of C.D. Block Berinag 151 Map of C.1). Block Didihat (Facing Page) 215 Alphabeticttl list of villages of C.D. Block Didihat 217 Village Directory Data of C.D. Block Didihat 221 Map of C.O. Block Kanali Chhina (Facing Page) 257 Alphabeticttl list of villages of C.D. Block Kanali Chhina 259 Village Directory Data of C.D. Block Kanali Chhina 265 Map of C.I) .. Block Gangolihat (Facing Page) 315 Alphabeticttllist of villages of C.D. Block Gangolihat 317 Village Directory Data of C.D. Block Gangolihat 325 Map of C.O. Block Pithoragarh (Facing Page) 399 Alphabetictll list of villages of C.D. Block Pithoragarh 401 Village Di(ectory Data of C.D. Block Pithoragarh 405 Map of C.O. Block Munakot (Facing Page) 443 Alphabetictll list of villages of C.D. Block Munakot ' 445 Village Di(ectory Data of C.D. Block Munakot 449 Forest Villages A1pnabettca) )h't oY rores't 'Vmages ~'I Village Di(ectory Data of Forest Villages 493 Appendices to Village Directory APPENDIX I Abstract of Educational, Medical and other Amenities in villages 503 C.D. Block level APPENDIX IA Villages by number of Primary School 508 APPENDIX IB Villages. by Primary, Middle and Secondary Schools 508 APPENDIX lC Villages with different sources of drinking water facilities available 508 APPENDIX II Villages with 5000 and above population which do not have one 509 or more amenities available APPENDIx: IIA Census towns which do not have one or more amenities 509 APPENDIX III Land utilization data in respect of Census Towns/non-municipal towns 509 APPENDIX IV C.D. Blockwise list of inhabited villages where no amenity other than 510 drinking water facility is available APPENDIX V Summary showing number of villages not having Scheduled 515 Castes population APPENDIX VI Summary showing number of vi lIages not having Scheduled 515 Tribes population (viii) APPENDIX VIlA List of villages according to the proportion of the Scheduled 516 Castes to the total population by ranges APPENDIX VIIB List of villages according to the proportion of the Scheduled 528 Tribes to the total population by ranges APPENDIX VIII Number of villages under each Gram Panchayat (C.D. Block wise) 531 APPENDIX IX Statement showing number of girls schools in the villages 531 Section II - Town Directory Note Explaining the Abbreviations used in the Town Directory 535 Town Directory Statements (I to VII) STATEMENT I Status and Growth History 540 STATEMENT II Physical Aspects and Location of Towns 542 STATEMENT III Municipal Finance 544 STATEMENT IV Civic and Other Amenities 546 STATEMENT V Medical, Educatiomil, Recreational and Cultural Facilities 548 STATEMENT VI Trade, Commerce, Industry and Banking 550 STATEMENT VII Civic and Other Amenities in Slums 552 Appendix to Town Directory 552 Volume - II Part B - Primary Census Abstract Brief Note on Primary Census Abstract 555 District Primary Census Abstract (General) 559 Appendix to District Primary Census Abstract i.e. Urban block wise figures of 569 Total, SC and ST Population Primary Census Abstract for Scheduled Castes 573 Primary Census Abstract for Scheduled Tribes 581 CD Block wise Village Primary Census Abstract C.D. Block Munsiari 591 C.D. Block Dharchula 623 C.D. Block Berinag 637 C.D. Block Didihat 675 C.D. Block Kanali Chhina 701 C.D. Block Gangolihat 721 C.D. Block Pithoragrh 771 C.D. Block Munakot 797 Forest Villages 823 Urban Primary Census Abstract 831 Annexures - J To VIII Annexure I Number of villages under each Gram Panchayat 841 Annexure II Fertility and Mortality, 1991 Census 841 Annexure III Various measures of fertility and mean age at marriage, 1991 Census 842 Annexure IV Percentage distribution of Migrants by place of birth/place of 843 last residence, 1991 and 2001 Census Annexure V Brief account of main religions in the district/tahsil as per 845 1991 and 2001 Census Annexure VI Marital status of Different Age-groups of Population as per 1991 and 847 2001 Census Annexure VII Age, Sex and Education in the district, 1991 and 2001 Census 851 Annexure VIII Distribution of different mother tongues returned in 1991 and2001 Census 853 (ix) Foreword he District Census Handbook (DCHB) published by Census Organisation since 1951 census, is one T of the important publications in the context of planning and development at gross-root level. The publication, which is brought out for each district, contains several demographic and socio-economic characteristics village-wise and town-wise of the district alongwith the status of availability of civic amenities, infrastnictural facilities, etc. 2. The scope of the DCHB was initially confined to a few Census Tables and Primary Census Abstract (PCA) of each village and town within the district. Thereafter, at successive censuses, its scope and coverage has been enlarged. The DCHB published at the 1961 census provided a descriptive account of the district, administrative statistics, census tables and a village and town directory including PCA. The 1971 census-DCHB series was in three parts: Part-A related to village and town directory, Part-B to village and town PCA and Part-C comprised analytical report, administrative statistics, district census tables and certain analytical tables based on PCA and amenity data in respect of villages. The 19&1 census DCBB was in two parts: Part-A contained village and town directory and Part-B the PCA of village and town including the SCs and STs PCA up to tahsil/town levels. New features alongwith restructuring of the formats of village and town directory were added into it. In Village Directory, all amenities except electricity were brought together and if any amenity was not available in the referent village, the distance in broad ranges from the nearest place having such an amenity, was given. Information on new items such as adult literacy centres, primary health sub-centres and community health workers in the village were provided so as to meet the requirements of some of the Revised Minimum Needs Programme. Information on approach to the, village was provided for the first time in the Village Directory so as to give the details on number of ~~naccessible villages in each district. In the Town Directory, a statement (IV-A) on slums was introduced to provide the details on civic and other amenities in the notified slums of Class I and Class II towns. 3. The 1991 census DCHB, by and large, followed the pattern of presentation of 1981 census, except the format of PCA was restructured. Nine-fold industrial classification of main workers was given against the four-fold industrial classification presented in the 1-981 census. In addition, sex-wise population in 0-6 age group was included in the PCA for the first time with a view to enable the data users to compile more realistic literacy rate as all ch~ldren below 7 years of age had been treated as illiterate at the time of 1991 census.