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

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Village · Rishikesh, Dehradun 

# Playd

Playd is a village in Rishikesh sub-district of Dehradun district, Uttarakhand. The 2011 Census counted **139 people in 27 households**, the 60th largest of 87 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 75.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 84.5%.

- 139people (2011)
- 27households
- 75.2%literacy
- 904females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Playd

Of every 100 households in Playd in 2011, 93 had electricity, 56 a toilet at home and 11 cooked with LPG; 78 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Playd · ■ Rishikesh rural average

Electricity for lighting ****93%**

**97%

Toilet within the home ****56%**

**84%

No toilet (open defecation) ****44%**

**16%

Tap water ****100%**

**70%

Drinking water within premises ****37%**

**83%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****11%**

**68%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****89%**

**30%

Use banking services ****100%**

**84%

Television ****63%**

**84%

Mobile phone ****78%**

**78%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**4%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**39%

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

**7%

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

**4%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Playd?

■ Playd · ■ Rishikesh rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****75.2%**

**84.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****904**

**925

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000**

**859

Working population ****48.9%**

**35.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 90.9% for men and 57.6% for women. 60% of men and 36% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 29 (43%) · **■** Marginal 38 (56%)

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

- Tamoli Garh191 people
- Kaknawamaychak Talai185 people
- Naurtuwala156 people
- Baderha Kalan146 people
- Thano131 people
- Baderna Khurd129 people
- Pali125 people
- Sataili Gairwal121 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Playd?139 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Playd in?Dehradun district (Rishikesh sub-district), Uttarakhand
- What is the literacy rate of Playd?75.2% (Census 2011)