# Badowala Village, Rishikesh, Dehradun (Uttarakhand) – Population & Literacy, Census 2011

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Village · Rishikesh, Dehradun 

# Badowala

Badowala is a village in Rishikesh sub-district of Dehradun district, Uttarakhand. The 2011 Census counted **958 people in 218 households**, the 30th largest of 87 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 81.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 84.5%.

- 958people (2011)
- 218households
- 81.9%literacy
- 1,051females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Badowala

Of every 100 households in Badowala in 2011, 99 had electricity, 94 a toilet at home and 79 cooked with LPG; 76 had a mobile phone, 48 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Badowala · ■ Rishikesh rural average

Electricity for lighting ****99%**

**97%

Toilet within the home ****94%**

**84%

No toilet (open defecation) ****6%**

**16%

Tap water ****97%**

**70%

Drinking water within premises ****95%**

**83%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****79%**

**68%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****21%**

**30%

Use banking services ****94%**

**84%

Television ****87%**

**84%

Mobile phone ****76%**

**78%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**4%

Two-wheeler ****48%**

**39%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**7%

None of these assets ****5%**

**4%

Own their home ****99%**

**84%

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 Badowala?

■ Badowala · ■ Rishikesh rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****81.9%**

**84.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1051**

**925

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****955**

**859

Working population ****36.3%**

**35.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 90.3% for men and 74.1% for women. 46% of men and 27% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 122 (35%) · **■** Farm labourers 4 (1%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 157 (45%) · **■** Marginal 64 (18%)

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 Rishikesh

- Jogiwala Mafi1,118 people
- Fatehpur Danda1,102 people
- Khairi Kalan1,102 people
- Kaluwala976 people
- Bhattowala793 people
- Jeevan Wala734 people
- Sarangdharwala614 people
- Sangatiya Walakhurd580 people

[All 88 villages in Rishikesh](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttarakhand/dehradun/rishikesh/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Badowala?958 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Badowala in?Dehradun district (Rishikesh sub-district), Uttarakhand
- What is the literacy rate of Badowala?81.9% (Census 2011)