# Bijanu Village, Chakrata, Dehradun (Uttarakhand) – Population & Literacy, Census 2011

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Village · Chakrata, Dehradun 

# Bijanu

Bijanu is a village in Chakrata sub-district of Dehradun district, Uttarakhand. The 2011 Census counted **410 people in 55 households**, the 42nd largest of 110 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 45.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 60.3%.

- 410people (2011)
- 55households
- 45.7%literacy
- 907females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Bijanu

Of every 100 households in Bijanu in 2011, 100 had electricity, 25 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 75 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Bijanu · ■ Chakrata rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**90%

Toilet within the home ****25%**

**27%

No toilet (open defecation) ****75%**

**71%

Tap water ****69%**

**86%

Drinking water within premises ****44%**

**28%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**6%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**92%

Use banking services ****64%**

**81%

Television ****48%**

**34%

Mobile phone ****75%**

**73%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**3%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****23%**

**20%

Own their home ****96%**

**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 Bijanu?

■ Bijanu · ■ Chakrata rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****45.7%**

**60.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****907**

**950

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****833**

**992

Working population ****40.7%**

**48.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 52.1% for men and 38.7% for women. 52% of men and 29% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 57 (34%) · **■** Farm labourers 14 (8%) · **■** Other work 10 (6%) · **■** Marginal 86 (51%)

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 Chakrata

- Nada435 people
- Indroli431 people
- Jashta424 people
- Naraya420 people
- Bhatar Chhautar397 people
- Tungra396 people
- Gawaila395 people
- Khatuwa395 people

[All 110 villages in Chakrata](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttarakhand/dehradun/chakrata/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Bijanu?410 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bijanu in?Dehradun district (Chakrata sub-district), Uttarakhand
- What is the literacy rate of Bijanu?45.7% (Census 2011)