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

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Village · Ranikhet, Almora 

# Taura

Taura is a village in Ranikhet sub-district of Almora district, Uttarakhand. The 2011 Census counted **1,623 people in 314 households**, the 3rd largest of 300 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 97.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 83.6%.

- 1,623people (2011)
- 314households
- 97.4%literacy
- 824females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Taura

Of every 100 households in Taura in 2011, 99 had electricity, 98 a toilet at home and 86 cooked with LPG; 92 had a mobile phone, 22 a two-wheeler and 10 a car.

■ Taura · ■ Ranikhet rural average

Electricity for lighting ****99%**

**90%

Toilet within the home ****98%**

**63%

No toilet (open defecation) ****2%**

**36%

Tap water ****93%**

**78%

Drinking water within premises ****36%**

**21%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****86%**

**31%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****7%**

**68%

Use banking services ****94%**

**80%

Television ****86%**

**57%

Mobile phone ****92%**

**73%

Computer with internet ****6%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****22%**

**6%

Car / jeep / van ****10%**

**3%

None of these assets ****2%**

**15%

Own their home ****40%**

**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 Taura?

■ Taura · ■ Ranikhet rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****97.4%**

**83.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****824**

**1121

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1074**

**901

Working population ****22.1%**

**47.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 99.0% for men and 95.5% for women. 31% of men and 11% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 46 (13%) · **■** Farm labourers 2 (1%) · **■** Household industry 7 (2%) · **■** Other work 291 (81%) · **■** Marginal 12 (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

- Baghan3,589 people
- Bhatuliya1,674 people
- Khaniya1,324 people
- Pilkholi1,154 people
- Airoli1,084 people
- Talli Riuni1,042 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Taura?1,623 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Taura in?Almora district (Ranikhet sub-district), Uttarakhand
- What is the literacy rate of Taura?97.4% (Census 2011)