Editing Joshimath (section)

==Demographics==
{{As of|2011}} India [[census]], there are total 3,898 families residing in Joshimath city. The total population of Joshimath is 16,709 out of which 9,988 are males and 6,721 are females. Thus the Average Sex Ratio of Joshimath is 673.<ref name="census">{{cite web |title=Joshimath Population, Caste Data Chamoli Uttarakhand - Census India |url=https://www.censusindia.co.in/towns/joshimath-population-chamoli-uttarakhand-800291 |website=www.censusindia.co.in |access-date=5 May 2017}}</ref><ref name="c2011">{{cite web |title=Joshimath City Population Census 2011 - Uttarakhand |url=http://www.census2011.co.in/data/town/800291-joshimath-uttarakhand.html |website=www.census2011.co.in |access-date=5 May 2017}}</ref>

The population of Children of age 0–6 years in Joshimath city is 2103 which is 13% of the total population. There are 1127 male children and 976 female children between the age 0–6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Joshimath is 866 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (673).<ref name="census" /><ref name="c2011" />

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Joshimath is 91.3% up from 77% in 2001. Thus Joshimath has a higher literacy rate compared to the 82.7% of its own district, Chamoli. The male literacy rate is 95.2% and the female literacy rate is 85.2% in Joshimath.<ref name="census" /><ref name="c2011" />

Joshimath had a population of 13,202 in 2001.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040616075334/http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999 |archive-date=2004-06-16 |title=Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional) |access-date=2008-11-01 |publisher=[[Census Commission of India]]}}</ref>