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

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Village · Rishikesh, Dehradun 

# Sahab Nagar

Sahab Nagar is a village in Rishikesh sub-district of Dehradun district, Uttarakhand. The 2011 Census counted **2,392 people in 503 households**, the 14th largest of 87 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 78.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 84.5%.

- 2,392people (2011)
- 503households
- 78.9%literacy
- 1,034females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Sahab Nagar

Of every 100 households in Sahab Nagar in 2011, 96 had electricity, 59 a toilet at home and 53 cooked with LPG; 68 had a mobile phone, 29 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Sahab Nagar · ■ Rishikesh rural average

Electricity for lighting ****96%**

**97%

Toilet within the home ****59%**

**84%

No toilet (open defecation) ****40%**

**16%

Tap water ****0%**

**70%

Drinking water within premises ****87%**

**83%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****53%**

**68%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****44%**

**30%

Use banking services ****86%**

**84%

Television ****81%**

**84%

Mobile phone ****68%**

**78%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**4%

Two-wheeler ****29%**

**39%

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

**7%

None of these assets ****8%**

**4%

Own their home ****92%**

**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 Sahab Nagar?

■ Sahab Nagar · ■ Rishikesh rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****78.9%**

**84.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1034**

**925

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****776**

**859

Working population ****37.6%**

**35.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 88.5% for men and 70.0% for women. 49% of men and 27% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 99 (11%) · **■** Farm labourers 62 (7%) · **■** Household industry 22 (2%) · **■** Other work 400 (44%) · **■** Marginal 317 (35%)

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

- Kanhar Wala3,739 people
- Barkot Mafi3,050 people
- Garhimay Chak2,617 people
- Khairi Khurd2,413 people
- Ramnagar Danda2,086 people
- Gohri Mafi2,050 people
- Gadool1,998 people
- Rainapur Grant1,527 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Sahab Nagar?2,392 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sahab Nagar in?Dehradun district (Rishikesh sub-district), Uttarakhand
- What is the literacy rate of Sahab Nagar?78.9% (Census 2011)