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

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Village · Rishikesh, Dehradun 

# Bhaniya Wala

Bhaniya Wala is a village in Rishikesh sub-district of Dehradun district, Uttarakhand. The 2011 Census counted **4,572 people in 948 households**, the 9th largest of 87 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 79.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 84.5%.

- 4,572people (2011)
- 948households
- 79.0%literacy
- 923females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Bhaniya Wala

Of every 100 households in Bhaniya Wala in 2011, 98 had electricity, 82 a toilet at home and 59 cooked with LPG; 73 had a mobile phone, 39 a two-wheeler and 6 a car.

■ Bhaniya Wala · ■ Rishikesh rural average

Electricity for lighting ****98%**

**97%

Toilet within the home ****82%**

**84%

No toilet (open defecation) ****17%**

**16%

Tap water ****95%**

**70%

Drinking water within premises ****77%**

**83%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****59%**

**68%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****37%**

**30%

Use banking services ****77%**

**84%

Television ****80%**

**84%

Mobile phone ****73%**

**78%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**4%

Two-wheeler ****39%**

**39%

Car / jeep / van ****6%**

**7%

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

**4%

Own their home ****86%**

**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 Bhaniya Wala?

■ Bhaniya Wala · ■ Rishikesh rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****79.0%**

**84.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****923**

**925

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****745**

**859

Working population ****28.5%**

**35.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 84.8% for men and 73.0% for women. 44% of men and 11% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 123 (9%) · **■** Farm labourers 67 (5%) · **■** Household industry 64 (5%) · **■** Other work 763 (59%) · **■** Marginal 286 (22%)

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

- Shyampur7,052 people
- Raiwala6,558 people
- Shiddar Wala5,291 people
- Rani Pokhari Grant4,744 people
- Kanhar Wala3,739 people
- Barkot Mafi3,050 people
- Garhimay Chak2,617 people
- Khairi Khurd2,413 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Bhaniya Wala?4,572 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bhaniya Wala in?Dehradun district (Rishikesh sub-district), Uttarakhand
- What is the literacy rate of Bhaniya Wala?79.0% (Census 2011)