# Jhajra Village, Vikasnagar, Dehradun (Uttarakhand) – Population & Literacy, Census 2011

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Village · Vikasnagar, Dehradun 

# Jhajra

Jhajra is a village in Vikasnagar sub-district of Dehradun district, Uttarakhand. The 2011 Census counted **2,648 people in 584 households**, the 32nd largest of 136 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 87.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 76.7%.

- 2,648people (2011)
- 584households
- 87.1%literacy
- 854females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Jhajra

Of every 100 households in Jhajra in 2011, 95 had electricity, 88 a toilet at home and 65 cooked with LPG; 81 had a mobile phone, 35 a two-wheeler and 8 a car.

■ Jhajra · ■ Vikasnagar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****95%**

**94%

Toilet within the home ****88%**

**72%

No toilet (open defecation) ****10%**

**27%

Tap water ****67%**

**73%

Drinking water within premises ****80%**

**63%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****65%**

**43%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****29%**

**54%

Use banking services ****73%**

**74%

Television ****77%**

**63%

Mobile phone ****81%**

**68%

Computer with internet ****3%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****35%**

**32%

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

**5%

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

**10%

Own their home ****70%**

**88%

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 Jhajra?

■ Jhajra · ■ Vikasnagar rural average

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

**76.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****854**

**913

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****987**

**929

Working population ****28.8%**

**31.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 93.0% for men and 79.9% for women. 44% of men and 11% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 20 (3%) · **■** Farm labourers 2 (0%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 655 (86%) · **■** Marginal 84 (11%)

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 Vikasnagar

- Jassowala2,894 people
- Kedarawala2,867 people
- Timali2,725 people
- Lakshmi Pur2,702 people
- Kandhauli2,606 people
- Shahpur Kalyanpur2,546 people
- Bheemawala2,397 people
- Kunja2,364 people

[All 141 villages in Vikasnagar](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttarakhand/dehradun/vikasnagar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Jhajra?2,648 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Jhajra in?Dehradun district (Vikasnagar sub-district), Uttarakhand
- What is the literacy rate of Jhajra?87.1% (Census 2011)