# Jakhet Village, Gairsain, Chamoli (Uttarakhand) – Population & Literacy, Census 2011

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Village · Gairsain, Chamoli 

# Jakhet

Jakhet is a village in Gairsain sub-district of Chamoli district, Uttarakhand. The 2011 Census counted **175 people in 40 households**, the 129th largest of 220 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 75.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 78.7%.

- 175people (2011)
- 40households
- 75.2%literacy
- 1,188females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Jakhet

Of every 100 households in Jakhet in 2011, 98 had electricity, 48 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 68 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Jakhet · ■ Gairsain rural average

Electricity for lighting ****98%**

**81%

Toilet within the home ****48%**

**53%

No toilet (open defecation) ****52%**

**46%

Tap water ****100%**

**87%

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

**29%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**20%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**79%

Use banking services ****100%**

**93%

Television ****45%**

**49%

Mobile phone ****68%**

**70%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**2%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****28%**

**21%

Own their home ****98%**

**91%

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 Jakhet?

■ Jakhet · ■ Gairsain rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****75.2%**

**78.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1188**

**1170

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****800**

**920

Working population ****48.0%**

**46.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 88.6% for men and 64.4% for women. 36% of men and 58% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 48 (57%) · **■** Farm labourers 10 (12%) · **■** Household industry 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 4 (5%) · **■** Marginal 21 (25%)

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 Gairsain

- Dhargar181 people
- Giwar181 people
- Kunigar Talli180 people
- Simliya Lagga Kunigar180 people
- Bisarakheta Palla173 people
- Gadauta172 people
- Kheti Laga Kirasal171 people
- Kwilakh168 people

[All 234 villages in Gairsain](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttarakhand/chamoli/gairsain/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Jakhet?175 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Jakhet in?Chamoli district (Gairsain sub-district), Uttarakhand
- What is the literacy rate of Jakhet?75.2% (Census 2011)