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

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Village · Rishikesh, Dehradun 

# Jakar

Jakar is a village in Rishikesh sub-district of Dehradun district, Uttarakhand. The 2011 Census counted **35 people in 6 households**, the 81st largest of 87 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 55.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 84.5%.

- 35people (2011)
- 6households
- 55.6%literacy
- 1,188females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Jakar

Of every 100 households in Jakar in 2011, 83 had electricity, 17 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 50 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Jakar · ■ Rishikesh rural average

Electricity for lighting ****83%**

**97%

Toilet within the home ****17%**

**84%

No toilet (open defecation) ****83%**

**16%

Tap water ****100%**

**70%

Drinking water within premises ****100%**

**83%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**68%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**30%

Use banking services ****0%**

**84%

Television ****17%**

**84%

Mobile phone ****50%**

**78%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**4%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**39%

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

**7%

None of these assets ****17%**

**4%

Own their home ****83%**

**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 Jakar?

■ Jakar · ■ Rishikesh rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****55.6%**

**84.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1188**

**925

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1667**

**859

Working population ****68.6%**

**35.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 61.5% for men and 50.0% for women. 69% of men and 68% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 19 (79%) · **■** Other work 3 (12%) · **■** Marginal 2 (8%)

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

- Katkot Khurd58 people
- Chauki52 people
- Sangatiya Walakala41 people
- Raithwan Gaon40 people
- Ghandol28 people
- Kasron Range27 people
- Nahikhurd26 people
- Katkot Kalan24 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Jakar?35 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Jakar in?Dehradun district (Rishikesh sub-district), Uttarakhand
- What is the literacy rate of Jakar?55.6% (Census 2011)