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

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Village · Rishikesh, Dehradun 

# Garhimay Chak

Garhimay Chak is a village in Rishikesh sub-district of Dehradun district, Uttarakhand. The 2011 Census counted **2,617 people in 511 households**, the 12th largest of 87 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 83.5%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 84.5%.

- 2,617people (2011)
- 511households
- 83.5%literacy
- 931females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Garhimay Chak

Of every 100 households in Garhimay Chak in 2011, 97 had electricity, 76 a toilet at home and 69 cooked with LPG; 83 had a mobile phone, 40 a two-wheeler and 5 a car.

■ Garhimay Chak · ■ Rishikesh rural average

Electricity for lighting ****97%**

**97%

Toilet within the home ****76%**

**84%

No toilet (open defecation) ****24%**

**16%

Tap water ****6%**

**70%

Drinking water within premises ****86%**

**83%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****69%**

**68%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****30%**

**30%

Use banking services ****65%**

**84%

Television ****85%**

**84%

Mobile phone ****83%**

**78%

Computer with internet ****3%**

**4%

Two-wheeler ****40%**

**39%

Car / jeep / van ****5%**

**7%

None of these assets ****4%**

**4%

Own their home ****90%**

**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 Garhimay Chak?

■ Garhimay Chak · ■ Rishikesh rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****83.5%**

**84.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****931**

**925

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****870**

**859

Working population ****32.0%**

**35.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 92.8% for men and 73.6% for women. 49% of men and 14% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 80 (10%) · **■** Farm labourers 15 (2%) · **■** Household industry 16 (2%) · **■** Other work 536 (64%) · **■** Marginal 190 (23%)

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

- Rani Pokhari Grant4,744 people
- Bhaniya Wala4,572 people
- Kanhar Wala3,739 people
- Barkot Mafi3,050 people
- Khairi Khurd2,413 people
- Sahab Nagar2,392 people
- Ramnagar Danda2,086 people
- Gohri Mafi2,050 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Garhimay Chak?2,617 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Garhimay Chak in?Dehradun district (Rishikesh sub-district), Uttarakhand
- What is the literacy rate of Garhimay Chak?83.5% (Census 2011)