# Baghan Village, Ranikhet, Almora (Uttarakhand) – Population & Literacy, Census 2011

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Village · Ranikhet, Almora 

# Baghan

Baghan is a village in Ranikhet sub-district of Almora district, Uttarakhand. The 2011 Census counted **3,589 people in 857 households**, the 1st largest of 300 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 92.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 83.6%.

- 3,589people (2011)
- 857households
- 92.5%literacy
- 898females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Baghan

Of every 100 households in Baghan in 2011, 98 had electricity, 91 a toilet at home and 87 cooked with LPG; 85 had a mobile phone, 22 a two-wheeler and 13 a car.

■ Baghan · ■ Ranikhet rural average

Electricity for lighting ****98%**

**90%

Toilet within the home ****91%**

**63%

No toilet (open defecation) ****9%**

**36%

Tap water ****93%**

**78%

Drinking water within premises ****82%**

**21%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****87%**

**31%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****9%**

**68%

Use banking services ****92%**

**80%

Television ****84%**

**57%

Mobile phone ****85%**

**73%

Computer with internet ****5%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****22%**

**6%

Car / jeep / van ****13%**

**3%

None of these assets ****3%**

**15%

Own their home ****59%**

**89%

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 Baghan?

■ Baghan · ■ Ranikhet rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****92.5%**

**83.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****898**

**1121

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****791**

**901

Working population ****29.7%**

**47.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 98.2% for men and 86.3% for women. 40% of men and 19% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 246 (23%) · **■** Farm labourers 17 (2%) · **■** Household industry 16 (1%) · **■** Other work 756 (71%) · **■** Marginal 32 (3%)

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 Ranikhet

- Bhatuliya1,674 people
- Taura1,623 people
- Khaniya1,324 people
- Pilkholi1,154 people

[All 307 villages in Ranikhet](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttarakhand/almora/ranikhet/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Baghan?3,589 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Baghan in?Almora district (Ranikhet sub-district), Uttarakhand
- What is the literacy rate of Baghan?92.5% (Census 2011)