# Ghighau Village, Chakrata, Dehradun (Uttarakhand) – Population

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Village · Chakrata, Dehradun 

# Ghighau

Ghighau is a village in Chakrata sub-district of Dehradun district, Uttarakhand. The 2011 Census counted **187 people in 21 households**, the 93rd largest of 110 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 53.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 60.3%.

- 187people (2011)
- 21households
- 53.4%literacy
- 851females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Ghighau

Of every 100 households in Ghighau in 2011, 100 had electricity, 23 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 95 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Ghighau · ■ Chakrata rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**90%

Toilet within the home ****23%**

**27%

No toilet (open defecation) ****77%**

**71%

Tap water ****100%**

**86%

Drinking water within premises ****41%**

**28%

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

**6%

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

**92%

Use banking services ****100%**

**81%

Television ****32%**

**34%

Mobile phone ****95%**

**73%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**3%

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

**1%

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

**20%

Own their home ****91%**

**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 Ghighau?

■ Ghighau · ■ Chakrata rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****53.4%**

**60.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****851**

**950

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****846**

**992

Working population ****55.6%**

**48.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 61.4% for men and 44.0% for women. 56% of men and 55% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 103 (99%) · **■** Other work 1 (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 Chakrata

- Kolaha198 people
- Sahiya197 people
- Dunawa192 people
- Dakerna191 people
- Gamari180 people
- Sijla179 people
- Kaknoi176 people
- Matad176 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Ghighau?187 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Ghighau in?Dehradun district (Chakrata sub-district), Uttarakhand
- What is the literacy rate of Ghighau?53.4% (Census 2011)