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

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Village · Chakrata, Dehradun 

# Jashta

Jashta is a village in Chakrata sub-district of Dehradun district, Uttarakhand. The 2011 Census counted **424 people in 88 households**, the 40th largest of 110 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 62.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 60.3%.

- 424people (2011)
- 88households
- 62.5%literacy
- 860females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Jashta

Of every 100 households in Jashta in 2011, 4 had electricity, 6 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 42 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Jashta · ■ Chakrata rural average

Electricity for lighting ****4%**

**90%

Toilet within the home ****6%**

**27%

No toilet (open defecation) ****94%**

**71%

Tap water ****62%**

**86%

Drinking water within premises ****10%**

**28%

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

**6%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**92%

Use banking services ****55%**

**81%

Television ****9%**

**34%

Mobile phone ****42%**

**73%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**3%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****54%**

**20%

Own their home ****94%**

**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 Jashta?

■ Jashta · ■ Chakrata rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****62.5%**

**60.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****860**

**950

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1441**

**992

Working population ****43.9%**

**48.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 65.5% for men and 58.5% for women. 60% of men and 26% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 82 (44%) · **■** Farm labourers 40 (22%) · **■** Household industry 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 15 (8%) · **■** Marginal 48 (26%)

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

- Rangeu443 people
- Chhatau442 people
- Nada435 people
- Indroli431 people
- Naraya420 people
- Bijanu410 people
- Bhatar Chhautar397 people
- Tungra396 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Jashta?424 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Jashta in?Dehradun district (Chakrata sub-district), Uttarakhand
- What is the literacy rate of Jashta?62.5% (Census 2011)