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

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Village · Ranikhet, Almora 

# Karkhet

Karkhet is a village in Ranikhet sub-district of Almora district, Uttarakhand. The 2011 Census counted **203 people in 51 households**, the 139th largest of 300 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 93.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 83.6%.

- 203people (2011)
- 51households
- 93.3%literacy
- 1,137females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Karkhet

Of every 100 households in Karkhet in 2011, 96 had electricity, 41 a toilet at home and 28 cooked with LPG; 18 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Karkhet · ■ Ranikhet rural average

Electricity for lighting ****96%**

**90%

Toilet within the home ****41%**

**63%

No toilet (open defecation) ****59%**

**36%

Tap water ****65%**

**78%

Drinking water within premises ****22%**

**21%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****28%**

**31%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****72%**

**68%

Use banking services ****18%**

**80%

Television ****56%**

**57%

Mobile phone ****18%**

**73%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**6%

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

**3%

None of these assets ****37%**

**15%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Karkhet?

■ Karkhet · ■ Ranikhet rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****93.3%**

**83.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1137**

**1121

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****2636**

**901

Working population ****60.1%**

**47.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 95.2% for men and 91.1% for women. 64% of men and 56% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 106 (87%) · **■** Farm labourers 6 (5%) · **■** Household industry 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 5 (4%) · **■** Marginal 4 (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

- Sirkhai207 people
- Sagneti206 people
- Patholi205 people
- Pora Kothal204 people
- Paparha203 people
- Dorab201 people
- Buklani195 people
- Malla Syuin195 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Karkhet?203 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Karkhet in?Almora district (Ranikhet sub-district), Uttarakhand
- What is the literacy rate of Karkhet?93.3% (Census 2011)