# Jalekh Village, Kapkot, Bageshwar (Uttarakhand) – Population

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Village · Kapkot, Bageshwar 

# Jalekh

Jalekh is a village in Kapkot sub-district of Bageshwar district, Uttarakhand. The 2011 Census counted **259 people in 57 households**, the 81st largest of 146 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 75.3%.

- 259people (2011)
- 57households
- 71.6%literacy
- 1,056females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Jalekh

Of every 100 households in Jalekh in 2011, 72 had electricity, 39 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 60 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Jalekh · ■ Kapkot rural average

Electricity for lighting ****72%**

**76%

Toilet within the home ****39%**

**40%

No toilet (open defecation) ****61%**

**59%

Tap water ****100%**

**85%

Drinking water within premises ****100%**

**23%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%**

**11%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%**

**88%

Use banking services ****100%**

**86%

Television ****25%**

**33%

Mobile phone ****60%**

**44%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**2%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

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

**34%

Own their home ****100%**

**95%

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 Jalekh?

■ Jalekh · ■ Kapkot rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****71.6%**

**75.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1056**

**1089

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1278**

**961

Working population ****54.4%**

**48.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 85.2% for men and 58.2% for women. 56% of men and 53% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 86 (61%) · **■** Farm labourers 2 (1%) · **■** Household industry 3 (2%) · **■** Other work 13 (9%) · **■** Marginal 37 (26%)

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 Kapkot

- Bhasauri Kutir289 people
- Nargara289 people
- Syuli Dalari277 people
- Jhopara268 people
- Keemu251 people
- Batal Gaon245 people
- Pausari245 people
- Chhuriya244 people

[All 156 villages in Kapkot](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttarakhand/bageshwar/kapkot/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Jalekh?259 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Jalekh in?Bageshwar district (Kapkot sub-district), Uttarakhand
- What is the literacy rate of Jalekh?71.6% (Census 2011)