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

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Village · Rishikesh, Dehradun 

# Shyampur

Shyampur is a village in Rishikesh sub-district of Dehradun district, Uttarakhand. The 2011 Census counted **7,052 people in 1,432 households**, the 5th largest of 87 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 87.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 84.5%.

- 7,052people (2011)
- 1,432households
- 87.1%literacy
- 929females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Shyampur

Of every 100 households in Shyampur in 2011, 99 had electricity, 97 a toilet at home and 94 cooked with LPG; 87 had a mobile phone, 40 a two-wheeler and 9 a car.

■ Shyampur · ■ Rishikesh rural average

Electricity for lighting ****99%**

**97%

Toilet within the home ****97%**

**84%

No toilet (open defecation) ****3%**

**16%

Tap water ****31%**

**70%

Drinking water within premises ****98%**

**83%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****94%**

**68%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****4%**

**30%

Use banking services ****84%**

**84%

Television ****89%**

**84%

Mobile phone ****87%**

**78%

Computer with internet ****4%**

**4%

Two-wheeler ****40%**

**39%

Car / jeep / van ****9%**

**7%

None of these assets ****2%**

**4%

Own their home ****81%**

**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 Shyampur?

■ Shyampur · ■ Rishikesh rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****87.1%**

**84.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****929**

**925

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****836**

**859

Working population ****29.9%**

**35.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 94.6% for men and 79.1% for women. 46% of men and 12% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 237 (11%) · **■** Farm labourers 69 (3%) · **■** Household industry 91 (4%) · **■** Other work 1,213 (58%) · **■** Marginal 498 (24%)

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

- Hrishikesh34,775 people
- Mazri Grant9,620 people
- Jauligrant9,297 people
- Athhoorwala7,444 people
- Raiwala6,558 people
- Shiddar Wala5,291 people
- Rani Pokhari Grant4,744 people
- Bhaniya Wala4,572 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Shyampur?7,052 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Shyampur in?Dehradun district (Rishikesh sub-district), Uttarakhand
- What is the literacy rate of Shyampur?87.1% (Census 2011)