# Dhun Village, Chaukhutiya, Almora (Uttarakhand) – Population

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Village · Chaukhutiya, Almora 

# Dhun

Dhun is a village in Chaukhutiya sub-district of Almora district, Uttarakhand. The 2011 Census counted **538 people in 129 households**, the 26th largest of 164 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 87.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 80.7%.

- 538people (2011)
- 129households
- 87.0%literacy
- 1,329females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Dhun

Of every 100 households in Dhun in 2011, 96 had electricity, 66 a toilet at home and 29 cooked with LPG; 84 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Dhun · ■ Chaukhutiya rural average

Electricity for lighting ****96%**

**90%

Toilet within the home ****66%**

**51%

No toilet (open defecation) ****34%**

**48%

Tap water ****61%**

**79%

Drinking water within premises ****18%**

**20%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****29%**

**29%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****71%**

**69%

Use banking services ****88%**

**79%

Television ****57%**

**60%

Mobile phone ****84%**

**70%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**4%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**2%

None of these assets ****8%**

**17%

Own their home ****86%**

**92%

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 Dhun?

■ Dhun · ■ Chaukhutiya rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****87.0%**

**80.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1329**

**1297

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1267**

**937

Working population ****50.0%**

**53.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 99.0% for men and 78.1% for women. 53% of men and 48% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 199 (74%) · **■** Farm labourers 15 (6%) · **■** Other work 44 (16%) · **■** Marginal 11 (4%)

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 Chaukhutiya

- Bhalt Gaon583 people
- Nagar581 people
- Kanauri565 people
- Tedagaon560 people
- Khajaurani533 people
- Kala Chauna470 people
- Udalikhan464 people
- Majur nayak458 people

[All 176 villages in Chaukhutiya](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttarakhand/almora/chaukhutiya/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Dhun?538 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dhun in?Almora district (Chaukhutiya sub-district), Uttarakhand
- What is the literacy rate of Dhun?87.0% (Census 2011)