# Dhak Village, Joshimath, Chamoli (Uttarakhand) – Population & Literacy, Census 2011

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Village · Joshimath, Chamoli 

# Dhak

Dhak is a village in Joshimath sub-district of Chamoli district, Uttarakhand. The 2011 Census counted **422 people in 99 households**, the 21st largest of 91 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 77.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 84.0%.

- 422people (2011)
- 99households
- 77.9%literacy
- 963females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Dhak

Of every 100 households in Dhak in 2011, 92 had electricity, 33 a toilet at home and 55 cooked with LPG; 45 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Dhak · ■ Joshimath rural average

Electricity for lighting ****92%**

**73%

Toilet within the home ****33%**

**46%

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

**47%

Tap water ****65%**

**81%

Drinking water within premises ****13%**

**24%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****55%**

**36%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****45%**

**61%

Use banking services ****95%**

**72%

Television ****56%**

**42%

Mobile phone ****45%**

**51%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**2%

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

**3%

None of these assets ****35%**

**32%

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 Dhak?

■ Dhak · ■ Joshimath rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****77.9%**

**84.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****963**

**841

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****725**

**947

Working population ****54.5%**

**56.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 88.0% for men and 68.0% for women. 51% of men and 58% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 218 (95%) · **■** Other work 10 (4%) · **■** Marginal 2 (1%)

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 Joshimath

- Kimana450 people
- Molta442 people
- Karachhon429 people
- Tolma429 people
- Langsi395 people
- Pagnau390 people
- Gamsali383 people
- Palla369 people

[All 99 villages in Joshimath](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttarakhand/chamoli/joshimath/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Dhak?422 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dhak in?Chamoli district (Joshimath sub-district), Uttarakhand
- What is the literacy rate of Dhak?77.9% (Census 2011)