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

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Village · Rishikesh, Dehradun 

# Gadool

Gadool is a village in Rishikesh sub-district of Dehradun district, Uttarakhand. The 2011 Census counted **1,998 people in 404 households**, the 17th largest of 87 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 76.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 84.5%.

- 1,998people (2011)
- 404households
- 76.5%literacy
- 1,022females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Gadool

Of every 100 households in Gadool in 2011, 90 had electricity, 61 a toilet at home and 14 cooked with LPG; 62 had a mobile phone, 11 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Gadool · ■ Rishikesh rural average

Electricity for lighting ****90%**

**97%

Toilet within the home ****61%**

**84%

No toilet (open defecation) ****39%**

**16%

Tap water ****87%**

**70%

Drinking water within premises ****62%**

**83%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****14%**

**68%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****86%**

**30%

Use banking services ****62%**

**84%

Television ****55%**

**84%

Mobile phone ****62%**

**78%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**4%

Two-wheeler ****11%**

**39%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**7%

None of these assets ****19%**

**4%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Gadool?

■ Gadool · ■ Rishikesh rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****76.5%**

**84.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1022**

**925

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1078**

**859

Working population ****38.4%**

**35.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 90.2% for men and 62.9% for women. 52% of men and 26% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 55 (7%) · **■** Farm labourers 2 (0%) · **■** Household industry 4 (1%) · **■** Other work 156 (20%) · **■** Marginal 551 (72%)

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

- Khairi Khurd2,413 people
- Sahab Nagar2,392 people
- Ramnagar Danda2,086 people
- Gohri Mafi2,050 people
- Rainapur Grant1,527 people
- Listrabad1,469 people
- Mauja Rani Pokhari1,448 people
- Khandraiwala1,421 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Gadool?1,998 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gadool in?Dehradun district (Rishikesh sub-district), Uttarakhand
- What is the literacy rate of Gadool?76.5% (Census 2011)