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

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Village · Rishikesh, Dehradun 

# Dharkot

Dharkot is a village in Rishikesh sub-district of Dehradun district, Uttarakhand. The 2011 Census counted **111 people in 17 households**, the 65th largest of 87 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 80.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 84.5%.

- 111people (2011)
- 17households
- 80.9%literacy
- 820females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Dharkot

Of every 100 households in Dharkot in 2011, 100 had electricity, 82 a toilet at home and 12 cooked with LPG; 82 had a mobile phone, 18 a two-wheeler and 6 a car.

■ Dharkot · ■ Rishikesh rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**97%

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

**84%

No toilet (open defecation) ****18%**

**16%

Tap water ****100%**

**70%

Drinking water within premises ****88%**

**83%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****12%**

**68%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****82%**

**30%

Use banking services ****59%**

**84%

Television ****65%**

**84%

Mobile phone ****82%**

**78%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**4%

Two-wheeler ****18%**

**39%

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

**7%

None of these assets ****18%**

**4%

Own their home ****94%**

**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 Dharkot?

■ Dharkot · ■ Rishikesh rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****80.9%**

**84.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****820**

**925

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****692**

**859

Working population ****31.5%**

**35.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 95.8% for men and 63.4% for women. 49% of men and 10% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 4 (11%) · **■** Farm labourers 15 (43%) · **■** Household industry 1 (3%) · **■** Other work 13 (37%) · **■** Marginal 2 (6%)

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

- Thano131 people
- Baderna Khurd129 people
- Pali125 people
- Sataili Gairwal121 people
- Motichur Range106 people
- Kuthar104 people
- Govind Wala94 people
- Siron94 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Dharkot?111 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dharkot in?Dehradun district (Rishikesh sub-district), Uttarakhand
- What is the literacy rate of Dharkot?80.9% (Census 2011)