# Bhikauna Village, Pokhari, Chamoli (Uttarakhand) – Population & Literacy, Census 2011

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Village · Pokhari, Chamoli 

# Bhikauna

Bhikauna is a village in Pokhari sub-district of Chamoli district, Uttarakhand. The 2011 Census counted **441 people in 106 households**, the 28th largest of 135 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 81.3%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 83.0%.

- 441people (2011)
- 106households
- 81.3%literacy
- 1,205females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Bhikauna

Of every 100 households in Bhikauna in 2011, 91 had electricity, 53 a toilet at home and 58 cooked with LPG; 81 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Bhikauna · ■ Pokhari rural average

Electricity for lighting ****91%**

**92%

Toilet within the home ****53%**

**50%

No toilet (open defecation) ****6%**

**48%

Tap water ****100%**

**85%

Drinking water within premises ****27%**

**27%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****58%**

**28%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****42%**

**72%

Use banking services ****98%**

**89%

Television ****54%**

**55%

Mobile phone ****81%**

**69%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**2%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****10%**

**20%

Own their home ****96%**

**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 Bhikauna?

■ Bhikauna · ■ Pokhari rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****81.3%**

**83.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1205**

**1116

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000**

**895

Working population ****44.2%**

**48.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 97.6% for men and 68.3% for women. 36% of men and 51% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 106 (54%) · **■** Other work 69 (35%) · **■** Marginal 20 (10%)

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 Pokhari

- Kujasu486 people
- Dungar480 people
- Sinau Talla Malla478 people
- Ali457 people
- Sankari423 people
- Jilasu414 people
- Sarna402 people
- Guniyala385 people

[All 142 villages in Pokhari](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttarakhand/chamoli/pokhari/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Bhikauna?441 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bhikauna in?Chamoli district (Pokhari sub-district), Uttarakhand
- What is the literacy rate of Bhikauna?81.3% (Census 2011)