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

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Village · Ranikhet, Almora 

# Billekh

Billekh is a village in Ranikhet sub-district of Almora district, Uttarakhand. The 2011 Census counted **657 people in 147 households**, the 26th largest of 300 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 75.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 83.6%.

- 657people (2011)
- 147households
- 75.0%literacy
- 1,281females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Billekh

Of every 100 households in Billekh in 2011, 92 had electricity, 45 a toilet at home and 32 cooked with LPG; 77 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Billekh · ■ Ranikhet rural average

Electricity for lighting ****92%**

**90%

Toilet within the home ****45%**

**63%

No toilet (open defecation) ****55%**

**36%

Tap water ****76%**

**78%

Drinking water within premises ****6%**

**21%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****32%**

**31%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****66%**

**68%

Use banking services ****82%**

**80%

Television ****49%**

**57%

Mobile phone ****77%**

**73%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**6%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**3%

None of these assets ****11%**

**15%

Own their home ****92%**

**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 Billekh?

■ Billekh · ■ Ranikhet rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****75.0%**

**83.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1281**

**1121

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1174**

**901

Working population ****68.6%**

**47.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 87.2% for men and 65.7% for women. 66% of men and 71% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 130 (29%) · **■** Farm labourers 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 24 (5%) · **■** Marginal 296 (66%)

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

- Pagsha676 people
- Mowari675 people
- Airad674 people
- Kuwali664 people
- Balana649 people
- Dadgaliya639 people
- Dubhanna629 people
- Sauni622 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Billekh?657 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Billekh in?Almora district (Ranikhet sub-district), Uttarakhand
- What is the literacy rate of Billekh?75.0% (Census 2011)