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

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Village · Rishikesh, Dehradun 

# Barkot Range

Barkot Range is a village in Rishikesh sub-district of Dehradun district, Uttarakhand. The 2011 Census counted **1,210 people in 245 households**, the 24th largest of 87 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 84.5%.

- 1,210people (2011)
- 245households
- 72.9%literacy
- 930females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Barkot Range

Of every 100 households in Barkot Range in 2011, 94 had electricity, 18 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 67 had a mobile phone, 19 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Barkot Range · ■ Rishikesh rural average

Electricity for lighting ****94%**

**97%

Toilet within the home ****18%**

**84%

No toilet (open defecation) ****82%**

**16%

Tap water ****57%**

**70%

Drinking water within premises ****7%**

**83%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%**

**68%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%**

**30%

Use banking services ****83%**

**84%

Television ****59%**

**84%

Mobile phone ****67%**

**78%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**4%

Two-wheeler ****19%**

**39%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**7%

None of these assets ****6%**

**4%

Own their home ****97%**

**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 Barkot Range?

■ Barkot Range · ■ Rishikesh rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****72.9%**

**84.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****930**

**925

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****804**

**859

Working population ****29.8%**

**35.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 81.3% for men and 64.1% for women. 52% of men and 6% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 49 (14%) · **■** Farm labourers 13 (4%) · **■** Household industry 8 (2%) · **■** Other work 126 (35%) · **■** Marginal 165 (46%)

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

- Mauja Rani Pokhari1,448 people
- Khandraiwala1,421 people
- Birpur Khurd1,348 people
- Bhogpur1,276 people
- Chak Jogi Wala1,174 people
- Jogiwala Mafi1,118 people
- Fatehpur Danda1,102 people
- Khairi Kalan1,102 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Barkot Range?1,210 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Barkot Range in?Dehradun district (Rishikesh sub-district), Uttarakhand
- What is the literacy rate of Barkot Range?72.9% (Census 2011)