# Bishan Garh Village, Rishikesh, Dehradun (Uttarakhand)

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Village · Rishikesh, Dehradun 

# Bishan Garh

Bishan Garh is a village in Rishikesh sub-district of Dehradun district, Uttarakhand. The 2011 Census counted **269 people in 69 households**, the 47th largest of 87 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 87.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 84.5%.

- 269people (2011)
- 69households
- 87.3%literacy
- 894females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Bishan Garh

Of every 100 households in Bishan Garh in 2011, 95 had electricity, 98 a toilet at home and 76 cooked with LPG; 79 had a mobile phone, 41 a two-wheeler and 8 a car.

■ Bishan Garh · ■ Rishikesh rural average

Electricity for lighting ****95%**

**97%

Toilet within the home ****98%**

**84%

No toilet (open defecation) ****2%**

**16%

Tap water ****100%**

**70%

Drinking water within premises ****98%**

**83%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****76%**

**68%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****18%**

**30%

Use banking services ****97%**

**84%

Television ****76%**

**84%

Mobile phone ****79%**

**78%

Computer with internet ****8%**

**4%

Two-wheeler ****41%**

**39%

Car / jeep / van ****8%**

**7%

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

**4%

Own their home ****89%**

**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 Bishan Garh?

■ Bishan Garh · ■ Rishikesh rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****87.3%**

**84.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****894**

**925

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****667**

**859

Working population ****38.7%**

**35.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 99.2% for men and 74.8% for women. 46% of men and 30% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 17 (16%) · **■** Other work 68 (65%) · **■** Marginal 19 (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

- Kandogal363 people
- Thakurpur344 people
- Bairagada308 people
- Bhaglana287 people
- Badogal265 people
- Haldwari262 people
- Landwakot251 people
- Bagi232 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Bishan Garh?269 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bishan Garh in?Dehradun district (Rishikesh sub-district), Uttarakhand
- What is the literacy rate of Bishan Garh?87.3% (Census 2011)