# Jakh Village, Karnaprayag, Chamoli (Uttarakhand) – Population & Literacy, Census 2011

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Village · Karnaprayag, Chamoli 

# Jakh

Jakh is a village in Karnaprayag sub-district of Chamoli district, Uttarakhand. The 2011 Census counted **603 people in 138 households**, the 7th largest of 207 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 82.9%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 82.8%.

- 603people (2011)
- 138households
- 82.9%literacy
- 1,209females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Jakh

Of every 100 households in Jakh in 2011, 91 had electricity, 55 a toilet at home and 10 cooked with LPG; 76 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Jakh · ■ Karnaprayag rural average

Electricity for lighting ****91%**

**90%

Toilet within the home ****55%**

**50%

No toilet (open defecation) ****45%**

**49%

Tap water ****98%**

**86%

Drinking water within premises ****40%**

**26%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****10%**

**24%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****90%**

**75%

Use banking services ****80%**

**84%

Television ****51%**

**56%

Mobile phone ****76%**

**71%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**2%

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

**3%

None of these assets ****15%**

**20%

Own their home ****85%**

**93%

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 Jakh?

■ Jakh · ■ Karnaprayag rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****82.9%**

**82.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1209**

**1145

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1024**

**892

Working population ****5.3%**

**44.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 94.4% for men and 73.6% for women. 10% of men and 2% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 2 (6%) · **■** Other work 23 (72%) · **■** Marginal 7 (22%)

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 Karnaprayag

- Bainoli702 people
- Kandara651 people
- Uttaraun636 people
- Top629 people
- Pudiyani600 people
- Kanda Maikhura577 people
- Kaldu569 people
- Koti539 people

[All 222 villages in Karnaprayag](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttarakhand/chamoli/karnaprayag/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Jakh?603 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Jakh in?Chamoli district (Karnaprayag sub-district), Uttarakhand
- What is the literacy rate of Jakh?82.9% (Census 2011)