# Desau Village, Kalsi, Dehradun (Uttarakhand) – Population

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Village · Kalsi, Dehradun 

# Desau

Desau is a village in Kalsi sub-district of Dehradun district, Uttarakhand. The 2011 Census counted **211 people in 33 households**, the 77th largest of 169 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 66.8%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 68.7%.

- 211people (2011)
- 33households
- 66.8%literacy
- 954females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Desau

Of every 100 households in Desau in 2011, 100 had electricity, 6 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 91 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Desau · ■ Kalsi rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**95%

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

**47%

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

**50%

Tap water ****0%**

**87%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**41%

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

**18%

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

**80%

Use banking services ****94%**

**86%

Television ****27%**

**48%

Mobile phone ****91%**

**73%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**9%

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

**3%

None of these assets ****9%**

**17%

Own their home ****100%**

**85%

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 Desau?

■ Desau · ■ Kalsi rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****66.8%**

**68.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****954**

**905

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****800**

**953

Working population ****71.1%**

**50.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 76.3% for men and 57.1% for women. 72% of men and 70% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 69 (46%) · **■** Farm labourers 9 (6%) · **■** Household industry 2 (1%) · **■** Other work 7 (5%) · **■** Marginal 63 (42%)

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 Kalsi

- Chapanu224 people
- Nichhiya224 people
- Jakhnoj Bhisto217 people
- Mundhan213 people
- Lacchha210 people
- Kwasa209 people
- Malhau204 people
- Bardhait203 people

[All 170 villages in Kalsi](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttarakhand/dehradun/kalsi/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Desau?211 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Desau in?Dehradun district (Kalsi sub-district), Uttarakhand
- What is the literacy rate of Desau?66.8% (Census 2011)