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

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Village · Rishikesh, Dehradun 

# Shiddar Wala

Shiddar Wala is a village in Rishikesh sub-district of Dehradun district, Uttarakhand. The 2011 Census counted **5,291 people in 1,056 households**, the 7th largest of 87 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 83.8%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 84.5%.

- 5,291people (2011)
- 1,056households
- 83.8%literacy
- 909females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Shiddar Wala

Of every 100 households in Shiddar Wala in 2011, 96 had electricity, 81 a toilet at home and 55 cooked with LPG; 77 had a mobile phone, 31 a two-wheeler and 6 a car.

■ Shiddar Wala · ■ Rishikesh rural average

Electricity for lighting ****96%**

**97%

Toilet within the home ****81%**

**84%

No toilet (open defecation) ****19%**

**16%

Tap water ****1%**

**70%

Drinking water within premises ****91%**

**83%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****55%**

**68%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****42%**

**30%

Use banking services ****88%**

**84%

Television ****84%**

**84%

Mobile phone ****77%**

**78%

Computer with internet ****4%**

**4%

Two-wheeler ****31%**

**39%

Car / jeep / van ****6%**

**7%

None of these assets ****5%**

**4%

Own their home ****88%**

**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 Shiddar Wala?

■ Shiddar Wala · ■ Rishikesh rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****83.8%**

**84.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****909**

**925

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****844**

**859

Working population ****35.7%**

**35.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 92.0% for men and 74.9% for women. 50% of men and 20% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 242 (13%) · **■** Farm labourers 134 (7%) · **■** Household industry 85 (4%) · **■** Other work 988 (52%) · **■** Marginal 440 (23%)

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

- Jauligrant9,297 people
- Athhoorwala7,444 people
- Shyampur7,052 people
- Raiwala6,558 people
- Rani Pokhari Grant4,744 people
- Bhaniya Wala4,572 people
- Kanhar Wala3,739 people
- Barkot Mafi3,050 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Shiddar Wala?5,291 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Shiddar Wala in?Dehradun district (Rishikesh sub-district), Uttarakhand
- What is the literacy rate of Shiddar Wala?83.8% (Census 2011)