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

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Village · Chakrata, Dehradun 

# Rikhar

Rikhar is a village in Chakrata sub-district of Dehradun district, Uttarakhand. The 2011 Census counted **489 people in 49 households**, the 28th largest of 110 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 79.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 60.3%.

- 489people (2011)
- 49households
- 79.3%literacy
- 948females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Rikhar

Of every 100 households in Rikhar in 2011, 88 had electricity, 22 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 61 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Rikhar · ■ Chakrata rural average

Electricity for lighting ****88%**

**90%

Toilet within the home ****22%**

**27%

No toilet (open defecation) ****78%**

**71%

Tap water ****100%**

**86%

Drinking water within premises ****39%**

**28%

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

**6%

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

**92%

Use banking services ****100%**

**81%

Television ****45%**

**34%

Mobile phone ****61%**

**73%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**3%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****35%**

**20%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Rikhar?

■ Rikhar · ■ Chakrata rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****79.3%**

**60.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****948**

**950

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1306**

**992

Working population ****39.7%**

**48.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 90.7% for men and 66.5% for women. 51% of men and 27% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 125 (64%) · **■** Farm labourers 20 (10%) · **■** Household industry 24 (12%) · **■** Other work 12 (6%) · **■** Marginal 13 (7%)

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

- Hayotagari529 people
- Manjhgaon524 people
- Koruwa503 people
- Kandi Chamagata495 people
- Mendal487 people
- Makhti479 people
- Kharwi476 people
- Shirba470 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Rikhar?489 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Rikhar in?Dehradun district (Chakrata sub-district), Uttarakhand
- What is the literacy rate of Rikhar?79.3% (Census 2011)