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

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Village · Rishikesh, Dehradun 

# Talai

Talai is a village in Rishikesh sub-district of Dehradun district, Uttarakhand. The 2011 Census counted **214 people in 40 households**, the 54th largest of 87 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 84.4%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 84.5%.

- 214people (2011)
- 40households
- 84.4%literacy
- 861females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Talai

Of every 100 households in Talai in 2011, 100 had electricity, 61 a toilet at home and 10 cooked with LPG; 44 had a mobile phone, 24 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Talai · ■ Rishikesh rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**97%

Toilet within the home ****61%**

**84%

No toilet (open defecation) ****5%**

**16%

Tap water ****100%**

**70%

Drinking water within premises ****32%**

**83%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****10%**

**68%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****88%**

**30%

Use banking services ****90%**

**84%

Television ****58%**

**84%

Mobile phone ****44%**

**78%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**4%

Two-wheeler ****24%**

**39%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**7%

None of these assets ****17%**

**4%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Talai?

■ Talai · ■ Rishikesh rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****84.4%**

**84.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****861**

**925

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****875**

**859

Working population ****32.2%**

**35.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 95.3% for men and 71.7% for women. 54% of men and 7% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 16 (23%) · **■** Farm labourers 8 (12%) · **■** Other work 43 (62%) · **■** Marginal 2 (3%)

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

- Landwakot251 people
- Bagi232 people
- Bangai228 people
- Baksar Wala216 people
- Kaudasi212 people
- Tamoli Garh191 people
- Kaknawamaychak Talai185 people
- Naurtuwala156 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Talai?214 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Talai in?Dehradun district (Rishikesh sub-district), Uttarakhand
- What is the literacy rate of Talai?84.4% (Census 2011)