# Dhak Devi Village, Nakur, Saharanpur (Uttar Pradesh)

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Village · Nakur, Saharanpur 

# Dhak Devi

Dhak Devi is a village in Nakur sub-district of Saharanpur district, Uttar Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **3,304 people in 544 households**, the 37th largest of 334 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 68.1%.

- 3,304people (2011)
- 544households
- 72.6%literacy
- 902females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Dhak Devi

Of every 100 households in Dhak Devi in 2011, 72 had electricity, 40 a toilet at home and 10 cooked with LPG; 79 had a mobile phone, 28 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Dhak Devi · ■ Nakur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****72%**

**50%

Toilet within the home ****40%**

**41%

No toilet (open defecation) ****60%**

**58%

Tap water ****16%**

**24%

Drinking water within premises ****43%**

**54%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****10%**

**9%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****90%**

**90%

Use banking services ****77%**

**70%

Television ****64%**

**44%

Mobile phone ****79%**

**68%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****28%**

**24%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**3%

None of these assets ****7%**

**11%

Own their home ****99%**

**98%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Dhak Devi?

■ Dhak Devi · ■ Nakur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****72.6%**

**68.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****902**

**885

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1095**

**869

Working population ****30.8%**

**30.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 81.6% for men and 62.3% for women. 54% of men and 5% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 390 (38%) · **■** Farm labourers 238 (23%) · **■** Household industry 13 (1%) · **■** Other work 315 (31%) · **■** Marginal 62 (6%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Nakur

- Dhayki3,362 people
- Dubher Kishenpur3,342 people
- Alampur3,328 people
- Kumhar Hera3,326 people
- Rampur3,250 people
- Radaur3,228 people
- Dhaurala3,196 people
- Dudhla3,186 people

[All 400 villages in Nakur](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/saharanpur/nakur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Dhak Devi?3,304 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dhak Devi in?Saharanpur district (Nakur sub-district), Uttar Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Dhak Devi?72.6% (Census 2011)