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

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Village · Chakrata, Dehradun 

# Dakerna

Dakerna is a village in Chakrata sub-district of Dehradun district, Uttarakhand. The 2011 Census counted **191 people in 19 households**, the 92nd largest of 110 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 69.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 60.3%.

- 191people (2011)
- 19households
- 69.5%literacy
- 990females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Dakerna

Of every 100 households in Dakerna in 2011, 100 had electricity, 53 a toilet at home and 10 cooked with LPG; 95 had a mobile phone, 16 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Dakerna · ■ Chakrata rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**90%

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

**27%

No toilet (open defecation) ****47%**

**71%

Tap water ****100%**

**86%

Drinking water within premises ****63%**

**28%

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

**6%

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

**92%

Use banking services ****100%**

**81%

Television ****47%**

**34%

Mobile phone ****95%**

**73%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****16%**

**3%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****0%**

**20%

Own their home ****84%**

**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 Dakerna?

■ Dakerna · ■ Chakrata rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****69.5%**

**60.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****990**

**950

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000**

**992

Working population ****85.3%**

**48.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 78.6% for men and 60.2% for women. 83% of men and 87% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 57 (35%) · **■** Farm labourers 5 (3%) · **■** Household industry 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 19 (12%) · **■** Marginal 81 (50%)

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

- Kitrauli203 people
- Kolaha198 people
- Sahiya197 people
- Dunawa192 people
- Ghighau187 people
- Gamari180 people
- Sijla179 people
- Kaknoi176 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Dakerna?191 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dakerna in?Dehradun district (Chakrata sub-district), Uttarakhand
- What is the literacy rate of Dakerna?69.5% (Census 2011)