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

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Village · Vikasnagar, Dehradun 

# Keshowala

Keshowala is a village in Vikasnagar sub-district of Dehradun district, Uttarakhand. The 2011 Census counted **242 people in 50 households**, the 110th largest of 136 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 76.9%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 76.7%.

- 242people (2011)
- 50households
- 76.9%literacy
- 847females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Keshowala

Of every 100 households in Keshowala in 2011, 92 had electricity, 80 a toilet at home and 28 cooked with LPG; 74 had a mobile phone, 24 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Keshowala · ■ Vikasnagar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****92%**

**94%

Toilet within the home ****80%**

**72%

No toilet (open defecation) ****20%**

**27%

Tap water ****0%**

**73%

Drinking water within premises ****18%**

**63%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****28%**

**43%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****72%**

**54%

Use banking services ****34%**

**74%

Television ****56%**

**63%

Mobile phone ****74%**

**68%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****24%**

**32%

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

**5%

None of these assets ****0%**

**10%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Keshowala?

■ Keshowala · ■ Vikasnagar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****76.9%**

**76.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****847**

**913

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****889**

**929

Working population ****34.3%**

**31.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 89.4% for men and 62.1% for women. 59% of men and 5% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 13 (16%) · **■** Farm labourers 42 (51%) · **■** Other work 27 (33%) · **■** Marginal 1 (1%)

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

- Malhan Range303 people
- Koti270 people
- Karimpur266 people
- Dhoomnagar265 people
- Bakrana236 people
- Peerwala230 people
- Chandpur Kala227 people
- Dhulkotkhalsa223 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Keshowala?242 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Keshowala in?Dehradun district (Vikasnagar sub-district), Uttarakhand
- What is the literacy rate of Keshowala?76.9% (Census 2011)