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

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Village · Rishikesh, Dehradun 

# Kanhar Wala

Kanhar Wala is a village in Rishikesh sub-district of Dehradun district, Uttarakhand. The 2011 Census counted **3,739 people in 876 households**, the 10th largest of 87 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 88.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 84.5%.

- 3,739people (2011)
- 876households
- 88.6%literacy
- 998females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Kanhar Wala

Of every 100 households in Kanhar Wala in 2011, 100 had electricity, 98 a toilet at home and 94 cooked with LPG; 93 had a mobile phone, 55 a two-wheeler and 15 a car.

■ Kanhar Wala · ■ Rishikesh rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**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 ****94%**

**68%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****4%**

**30%

Use banking services ****98%**

**84%

Television ****94%**

**84%

Mobile phone ****93%**

**78%

Computer with internet ****9%**

**4%

Two-wheeler ****55%**

**39%

Car / jeep / van ****15%**

**7%

None of these assets ****1%**

**4%

Own their home ****78%**

**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 Kanhar Wala?

■ Kanhar Wala · ■ Rishikesh rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****88.6%**

**84.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****998**

**925

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****851**

**859

Working population ****30.0%**

**35.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 94.1% for men and 83.2% for women. 45% of men and 15% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 106 (9%) · **■** Farm labourers 43 (4%) · **■** Household industry 40 (4%) · **■** Other work 761 (68%) · **■** Marginal 171 (15%)

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

- Raiwala6,558 people
- Shiddar Wala5,291 people
- Rani Pokhari Grant4,744 people
- Bhaniya Wala4,572 people
- Barkot Mafi3,050 people
- Garhimay Chak2,617 people
- Khairi Khurd2,413 people
- Sahab Nagar2,392 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Kanhar Wala?3,739 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kanhar Wala in?Dehradun district (Rishikesh sub-district), Uttarakhand
- What is the literacy rate of Kanhar Wala?88.6% (Census 2011)