Joshimath is a Tehsil located in Chamoli district of Uttarakhand. It is one of 6 Tehsils of Chamoli district. There are 99 villages and 2 towns in Joshimath Tehsil.
As per the Census India 2011, Joshimath Tehsil has 12358 households, population of 48202 of which 27828 are males and 20374 are females. The population of children between age 0-6 is 5543 which is 11.5% of total population.
The sex-ratio of Joshimath Tehsil is around
732 compared to
963 which is average of Uttarakhand state. The literacy rate of Joshimath Tehsil is 77.09% out of which 84.15% males are literate and 67.45% females are literate. The total area of Joshimath is 4676.63 sq.km with population density of 10 per sq.km.
Out of total population, 60.28% of population lives in Urban area and 39.72% lives in Rural area. There are 13.45% Scheduled Caste (SC) and 16.01% Scheduled Tribe (ST) of total population in Joshimath Tehsil.
Joshimath Religion Population
| Description | Population | Percentage |
|---|
| Total | 48202 | 100% |
| Hindu | 47203 | 97.93% |
| Muslim | 557 | 1.16% |
| Sikh | 190 | 0.39% |
| Christian | 161 | 0.33% |
| Religion not stated | 52 | 0.11% |
| Buddhist | 31 | 0.06% |
| Other religions and persuasions | 4 | 0.01% |
| Jain | 4 | 0.01% |
Joshimath Urban & Rural Population
Out of total population, 50% of population lives in Urban area and 60% lives in Rural area
| Description | Urban | Rural |
|---|
| Number of households | 4748 | 7610 |
| Total Population | 19147 | 29055 |
| Population (%) | 62.89% | 45.67% |
| Male Population | 12042 | 15786 |
| Female Population | 7105 | 13269 |
| Sex Ratio | 590 | 841 |
| Literacy (%) | 81.46% | 74.21% |
List of Cities in Joshimath
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List of Villages in Joshimath
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