# Raiwala Village, Rishikesh, Dehradun (Uttarakhand)

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Village · Rishikesh, Dehradun 

# Raiwala

Raiwala is a village in Rishikesh sub-district of Dehradun district, Uttarakhand. The 2011 Census counted **6,558 people in 1,232 households**, the 6th largest of 87 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 90.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 84.5%.

- 6,558people (2011)
- 1,232households
- 90.5%literacy
- 618females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Raiwala

Of every 100 households in Raiwala in 2011, 93 had electricity, 78 a toilet at home and 67 cooked with LPG; 80 had a mobile phone, 29 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Raiwala · ■ Rishikesh rural average

Electricity for lighting ****93%**

**97%

Toilet within the home ****78%**

**84%

No toilet (open defecation) ****22%**

**16%

Tap water ****53%**

**70%

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

**83%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****67%**

**68%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****32%**

**30%

Use banking services ****75%**

**84%

Television ****84%**

**84%

Mobile phone ****80%**

**78%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**4%

Two-wheeler ****29%**

**39%

Car / jeep / van ****4%**

**7%

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

**4%

Own their home ****91%**

**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 Raiwala?

■ Raiwala · ■ Rishikesh rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****90.5%**

**84.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****618**

**925

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****920**

**859

Working population ****46.7%**

**35.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 96.0% for men and 81.0% for women. 69% of men and 11% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 163 (5%) · **■** Farm labourers 50 (2%) · **■** Household industry 61 (2%) · **■** Other work 2,331 (76%) · **■** Marginal 456 (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

- Mazri Grant9,620 people
- Jauligrant9,297 people
- Athhoorwala7,444 people
- Shyampur7,052 people
- Shiddar Wala5,291 people
- Rani Pokhari Grant4,744 people
- Bhaniya Wala4,572 people
- Kanhar Wala3,739 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Raiwala?6,558 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Raiwala in?Dehradun district (Rishikesh sub-district), Uttarakhand
- What is the literacy rate of Raiwala?90.5% (Census 2011)