# Rakhwal Gaon Village, Rishikesh, Dehradun (Uttarakhand)

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Village · Rishikesh, Dehradun 

# Rakhwal Gaon

Rakhwal Gaon is a village in Rishikesh sub-district of Dehradun district, Uttarakhand. The 2011 Census counted **391 people in 78 households**, the 40th largest of 87 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 88.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 84.5%.

- 391people (2011)
- 78households
- 88.0%literacy
- 907females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Rakhwal Gaon

Of every 100 households in Rakhwal Gaon in 2011, 100 had electricity, 99 a toilet at home and 82 cooked with LPG; 100 had a mobile phone, 27 a two-wheeler and 8 a car.

■ Rakhwal Gaon · ■ Rishikesh rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**97%

Toilet within the home ****99%**

**84%

No toilet (open defecation) ****1%**

**16%

Tap water ****99%**

**70%

Drinking water within premises ****99%**

**83%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****82%**

**68%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****18%**

**30%

Use banking services ****94%**

**84%

Television ****87%**

**84%

Mobile phone ****100%**

**78%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**4%

Two-wheeler ****27%**

**39%

Car / jeep / van ****8%**

**7%

None of these assets ****0%**

**4%

Own their home ****85%**

**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 Rakhwal Gaon?

■ Rakhwal Gaon · ■ Rishikesh rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****88.0%**

**84.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****907**

**925

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****967**

**859

Working population ****28.4%**

**35.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 95.4% for men and 79.6% for women. 48% of men and 6% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 6 (5%) · **■** Farm labourers 1 (1%) · **■** Household industry 7 (6%) · **■** Other work 63 (57%) · **■** Marginal 34 (31%)

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

- Kudhal441 people
- Kotimay Chak410 people
- Bibiwala403 people
- Sangaon399 people
- Falsuwa369 people
- Sindhwal Gaon365 people
- Kandogal363 people
- Thakurpur344 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Rakhwal Gaon?391 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Rakhwal Gaon in?Dehradun district (Rishikesh sub-district), Uttarakhand
- What is the literacy rate of Rakhwal Gaon?88.0% (Census 2011)